Cammie King

Eleanore Cammack King (August 5, 1934 – September 1, 2010) was an American actress and public relations officer. She is best known for her portrayal of Bonnie Blue Butler in Gone with the Wind. She also provided the voice for the doe Faline as a fawn in the animated Disney film, Bambi (1942).

Early life and family King was born in Los Angeles, California, on August 5, 1934. Her parents were W. Cammack King, a chemical plant manager, and Eleanore King, a schoolteacher. Her older sister, Diane, was a child actress. Her parents divorced a few years after the filming of Gone With the Wind. Her mother then married Herbert Kalmus, co-founder of Technicolor, in 1949.

Acting career Though King's acting career only spanned a few years, she appeared in two of the biggest films of the era, Gone with the Wind and Bambi. She landed the part of Bonnie Blue Butler in Gone With the Wind at the age of four, after casting directors had tested 250 applicants for the role, including her seven-year-old sister Diane. After Diane was deemed too old for the part, she told the staff, "My sister looks like me and is only four and she can read lines". Her father-in-law from her second marriage, Judd Conlon, was a musical arranger for many Disney films including Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Peter Pan (1953).

King died on September 1, 2010, at her home in Fort Bragg, California, at age 76, from lung cancer.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1939 Blondie Meets the Boss Millie Uncredited Gone with the Wind Bonnie Blue Butler 1942 Bambi Voice of Young Faline Uncredited 2010 Change in the Wind Narrator Voice