Felix Salten himself was an avid hunter. Life in Austria became perilous for a prominent Jew during the 1930s. Adolf Hitler had Salten's books banned in 1936. Two years later, after Germany's annexation of Austria, Salten moved to Zurich, Switzerland, with his wife, and spent his final years there. Felix Salten died on 8 October 1945, at the age of 76. He is buried at Israelitischer Friedhof Unterer Friesenberg. Salten married actress Ottilie Metzl (1868–1942) in 1902, and had two children: Paul (1903–1937) and Anna Katharina (1904–1977). He composed another book based on the character Bambi, titled "Bambi's Children: The Story of
Mandeville-Anthony v. Walt Disney Co. Chaos", an animated television show and movie, that he believed Disney copied in order to make their own films, "Cars" and "Cars 2", both of which were very successful, and animation television show "Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales". He also made breach of contract claims stating that he and Disney signed a contract barring Disney from using the ideas contained in his works. The decision was affirmed by the Court of Appeals. In May 2006, The Walt Disney Company released an award-winning movie called "Cars", based on a story about an anthropomorphic racing car whose journey transforms him from an