Felix Salten. Writer: Bambi. Felix Salten was born on 6 September 1869 in Pest, Hungary. He was a writer and director, known for Bambi (1942), Poor as a Church Mouse (1931) and Der Narr des Schicksals (1915). He was married to Ottilie Metzl. He died on 8 October 1945 in Zurich, Switzerland.