Peter Behn

Peter Behn

Peter Behn (b. c. 1934) is best known as the voice talent for the young Thumper in the film Bambi, which he did when he was four years old. He also appeared in Jungle Juveniles, a 1937 Pete Smith short.

Biography

Early life and education

Peter Behn is the son of Harry Behn, an American screenwriter and children's author, and Alice Lawrence. During the film's production, the Behn family moved to Arizona. The family later moved to Connecticut. Behn attended Phillips Academy (a prep school) in Andover, Massachusetts, where he was on the swim team, and later attended Yale. He spent two years in the Army.cite news |first=Brandon |last=Griggs |title=Culture vulture: Rabbit Tale |work=Salt Lake Tribune |date=2007-09-17 ]

Career

Behn settled in Warren, Vermont in 1964, where he had a career as a real estate broker. As the 50th anniversary of "Bambi"'s theatrical release approached, the studios hoped to get in touch with Behn again. "Los Angeles Times" film critic Charles Solomon mentioned the search in his column and the reconnection was made within a few weeks. [cite news |first=Charles |last=Solomon |title=Thumper's Found! |work=Los Angeles Times |date=1988-02-14 |page=76 |quote=The son of screenwriter Harry Behn, [Peter Behn] says he originally auditioned for the voice of Bambi. ]

Behn and his wife retired to Park City, Utah in 1997 and built a passive solar home. [cite news |first=Anna |last=Bloom |title=Retired couple build green home by hand |work=Park Record |date=2005-11-02 |quote=High above Glenwild, where cell phones rarely work, Pam and Peter Behn smile in the late afternoon sun at their panoramic view of the Wasatch mountains. They've worked all day on their concrete home beneath the glare of sunshine, stacking Styrofoam that will frame the walls. ]

Marriage and children

Peter Behn has two sons and one daughter by his first wife Ulla Nielsen, and adopted a son of his second wife Pamela Pease.

References

External links

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