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Winston Hibler
Winston Murray Hunt Hibler (October 8, 1910 – August 8, 1976) was an American screenwriter, film producer, director and narrator associated with Walt Disney Studios. Biography and career Hibler was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on October 10, 1910. He was the youngest child of Christopher Hibler and Louise Eisenbeis. He wanted to be an actor in New York at the age of 12. In 1930, he graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and performed on Broadway, ''In the Best of Families''. Later in the same year, he married to Dottie Johnson, whom had three children. A year later, he moved to Hollywood to pursue his career on Broadway, he appeared in a small role in ''The Last Days of Pompeii''. Later, he took up freelance writing for magazines and radio to help supplement his income. In 1942, Hibler joined Walt Disney Productions as a camera operator. Then later on, he worked as a technical director for the U.S. Army training films. As a songwriter, Hibler contributed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pennsylvania. Harrisburg is situated on the east bank of the Susquehanna River. It is the larger principal city of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area, also known as the Susquehanna Valley, which had a population of 591,712 as of 2020, making it the fourth most populous metropolitan area in Pennsylvania after the Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Lehigh Valley metropolitan areas. Harrisburg played a role in American history during the Westward Migration, the American Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. During part of the 19th century, the building of the Pennsylvania Canal and later the Pennsylvania Railroad allowed Harrisburg to develop into one of the most industrialized cities in the Northeastern United States. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nature's Half Acre
''Nature's Half Acre'' is a 1951 American short documentary film directed by James Algar. In 1952, it won an Oscar at the 24th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel). The film was produced by Walt Disney as part of the ''True-Life Adventures'' series of nature documentaries, and was paired with ''Alice in Wonderland'' during its original theatrical run. Plot Cast * Winston Hibler Winston Murray Hunt Hibler (October 8, 1910 – August 8, 1976) was an American screenwriter, film producer, director and narrator associated with Walt Disney Studios. Biography and career Hibler was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on Octob ... as Narrator References External links * 1951 films 1951 documentary films 1951 short films 1950s short documentary films American short documentary films Disney documentary films Documentary films about nature 1950s English-language films Disney short films Films produced by Walt Disney Films scored by Paul Smith (film and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melody Time
''Melody Time'' is a 1948 American live-action/animated musical film produced by Walt Disney. The tenth Disney animated feature film, it was released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on May 27, 1948. Made up of seven segments set to popular music and folk music, the film is, like ''Make Mine Music'' before it, the popular music version of ''Fantasia''. ''Melody Time'', while not meeting the artistic accomplishments of ''Fantasia'', was mildly successful. It is the fifth Disney package film following ''Saludos Amigos'', ''The Three Caballeros'', ''Make Mine Music'', and ''Fun and Fancy Free''. Vignettes According to Disney, the film's plot is as follows: "In the grand tradition of Disney's greatest musical classics, such as FANTASIA, MELODY TIME features seven classic stories, each enhanced with high-spirited music and unforgettable characters... feast for the eyes and ears ull ofwit and charm...a delightful Disney classic with something for everyone". Rose Pelswick, in a 1948 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
''The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures'' is a 1975 American compilation documentary film produced by Walt Disney Productions, directed by James Algar and released by Buena Vista Distribution on October 8, 1975. The film is composed of highlights from the Academy Award winning ''True-Life Adventures'' series of 13 feature length and short subject nature documentary films produced between 1948 and 1960. Synopsis The film opens with a salute to Walt Disney, a pioneer of nature films and animal lover, followed by a compilation of excerpted segments from the ''True-Life Adventures'' film series showcasing animals of all kinds depicted in dramatic, fascinating moments of habitats from the American prairie to the North American desert, to Africa, the Amazon jungle and to the Arctic. Featured documentary films *'' Seal Island'' (1948) *''In Beaver Valley'' (1950) *''Nature's Half Acre'' (1951) *''The Olympic Elk'' (1952) *''Water Birds'' (1952) *'' Bear Country'' (1953) *''Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of The Grizzlies
''King of the Grizzlies'' is a 1970 adventure film directed by Ron Kelly and written by Jack Speirs, Rod Peterson and Norman Wright as a loose adaptation of Ernest Thompson Seton's 1900 novel ''Biography Of A Grizzly''. The film stars John Yesno, Chris Wiggins, Hugh Webster and Jack Van Evera. The film was released on February 11, 1970, by Buena Vista Distribution. Plot Moki, a Cree Indian in the late 19th-century West, works as a foreman on the ranch belonging to his former Army commanding officer, Colonel Pierson. Moki wears the sign of the tribal totem on his hand—a four-toed track, the mark of the grizzly bear. A grizzly bear invades Pierson's land and kills a steer. Pierson shoots the bear and one of her cubs, missing the other. The surviving cub falls over a cliff and into a river and is swept downstream. Moki searches for the cub and learns that it has only four toes on one of its feet. He names it Wahb, which means four-toed grizzly. He captures the bear, and sets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jungle Cat (film)
''Jungle Cat '' is a 1960 American documentary film written and directed by James Algar. The documentary chronicles the life of a female jaguar in the South American jungle. The film was released on August 10, 1960, and was the last of Walt Disney Productions' ''True-Life Adventures'' series of documentary feature films. Synopsis An amazing adventure to Brazil to discover the supreme ruler of the Amazon jungle: the jaguar. The film offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of a jaguar family in life-and-death struggles with a caiman, a peccary, a pirarucu, and an anaconda. Release The film was shown during the 10th Berlin International Film Festival in June 1960 and was one of a few to also be screened in East Berlin. Reception Howard Thompson of ''The New York Times'' wrote: "As written and directed by James Algar, this is one of Mr. Disney's best—intimate, tasteful, strong and matter-of-fact".Thompson, Howard (August 18, 1960)"Disney Double Bill".''The New York Times''. 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Wilderness (film)
''White Wilderness'' is a 1958 nature documentary film produced by Walt Disney Productions. It is noted for its propagation of the misconception of lemming mass suicide. The film was directed by James Algar and narrated by Winston Hibler. It was filmed on location in Canada over the course of three years. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and the Golden Bear for Best Documentary in the 1959 Berlin Film Festival. Reception Howard Thompson of ''The New York Times'' wrote "Mr. Disney has assembled a fine, often fascinating color documentary on animal life in the North American Arctic". Geoffrey Warren of the ''Los Angeles Times'' stated: "Walt Disney has turned again to Nature for adventure and profit. With 'White Wilderness' the master of unusual entertainment has struck pure gold, for this is probably the best of his many true-to-life films". ''Variety'' called the film "a fascinating screen experience. Filmed in awesome detail in the icy wastes of the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perri (film)
''Perri'' is a 1957 American adventure film from Walt Disney Productions, based on Felix Salten's 1938 '' Perri: The Youth of a Squirrel''. It was the company's fifth feature entry in their ''True-Life Adventures'' series, and the only one to be labeled a ''True-Life Fantasy''. In doing so, the Disney team combined the documentary aspects of earlier efforts with fictional scenarios and characters. Description The story's title character is a young female squirrel who learns about forest life, and finds a mate in Porro, a male squirrel. In the film, there are seasons called the Time of Learning, Time of Beauty, Time of Peace, and Together Time. The story of the film was directly inspired by Felix Salten's 1938 novel ''Die Jogend des Eichornchens Perri'', which Disney had secured the rights to in 1933. The film was produced, narrated, and written by Winston Hibler, who had previously narrated Disney's ''True-Life Adventures'' series of documentaries. ''Perri'' was described as "T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secrets Of Life
''Secrets of Life'' is a 1956 American documentary film written and directed by James Algar. The documentary follows the changing world of nature, the sky, the sea, the sun, planets, insects and volcanic action. The documentary was released on November 6, 1956, by Buena Vista Distribution. Synopsis The fourth in Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures series, the 1956 film ''Secrets of Life'' features previously rarely-seen film footage of nature's "behind-the-scenes" goings-on that play a huge role in making the planet what it is. From bees to ants and the flora and fauna surrounding us, ''Secrets of Life'' reveal a sometimes startling glimpse into nature's wonders that we often take for granted. Accompanied by musical selections, the metamorphosis of air-borne seeds into glorious plants and flowers is shown with the help of time-lapse photography. Bees are seen as they go about the non-stop business of pollination, giving adage to the saying "busy as a bee". Ants are shown in their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The African Lion
''The African Lion'' is a 1955 American documentary film directed by James Algar. It was released by Walt Disney Productions as part of its ''True-Life Adventures'' series. The film, which was shot over a 30-month period in Kenya, Tanganyika and Uganda (as well as South Africa), focuses on the life of the lion within the complexity of the African ecosystem. At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Silver Bear (Documentaries) award. It was released on DVD in 2006 as part of the Walt Disney Legacy Collection. It can be found on the third volume of the ''True-Life Adventures'' series where it has been fully restored. Reception Bosley Crowther of ''The New York Times'' wrote that "we're fairly certain that no visitor to the famous high plateaus of Kenya and Tanganyika, where the excellent color footage of this picture was exposed, ever succeeds in seeing as much of the local wild life or getting as close to it as one does in this handsome film ... A commendable job of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vanishing Prairie
''The Vanishing Prairie'' is a 1954 American documentary film directed by James Algar and released by Walt Disney Productions. The theme music was given a set of lyrics by Hazel "Gil" George. It was rechristened as "Pioneer's Prayer" in ''Westward Ho, the Wagons!'', a western film about pioneers on the Oregon Trail. ''The Vanishing Prairie'' was released on video in 1985, and 1993 in United States. Synopsis Cast Awards * 5th Berlin International Film Festival: Big Gold Medal (Documentaries and Culture Films) * Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membershi ... (1954) References External links * Information at Disney.com* 1954 films Best Documentary Feature Academy Award winners Films shot in Oregon Documentary films a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prowlers Of The Everglades
''Prowlers of the Everglades'' is a 1953 American short documentary film directed by James Algar. The film was produced by Ben Sharpsteen as part of the ''True-Life Adventures'' series of nature documentaries. It was shot in Technicolor by Alfred Milotte and his wife Elma, who were on assignment for nearly a year, making film reports on every aspect of the Everglades. Summary A photographic study of the wildlife of the Florida Everglades describes the habits of the many birds found in the swamplands and explains that the alligator rules over the area, devouring all varieties of wildlife with impartiality. Cast *Winston Hibler Winston Murray Hunt Hibler (October 8, 1910 – August 8, 1976) was an American screenwriter, film producer, director and narrator associated with Walt Disney Studios. Biography and career Hibler was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on Octob ... as Narrator References External links * 1953 short films 1950s English-language films American sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
