Battle for Life is a nature documentary series made from 1932 until 1934 by

Horace Woodard Horace Woodard (August 18, 1904 – April 20, 1973)Anon. ''The New York Times'', Apr 22, 1973. was an American film producer and cinematographer of short films. He won at the 7th Academy Awards along with his brother Stacy Woodard for the ca ...

and Stacy Woodard, The

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s include the 1935 Oscar award-winning '' City of Wax'', about

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s. The one-reel short films were released by

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. A homemade camera setup for closeups was used. The Woodards followed the series with another series titled ''Struggle to Live''. ''Battle for Life'' films were made with specially designed cameras.

Filmography

*''Beneath Our Feet'' (1933) *'' City of Wax'' (1934)

City of Wax

''City of Wax'' is a 1934 American short

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produced by Horace and Stacy Woodard about the life of a bee. It won the

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at the

7th Academy Awards The 7th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1934, was held on February 27, 1935, at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Irvin S. Cobb. As of this ceremony, the Academy's award eligibility period coinc ...

in 1935 for Best Short Subject (Novelty). The

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preserved ''City of Wax'' in 2007.

References

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* 1934 films 1934 documentary films 1934 short films 1930s short documentary films American documentary films Black-and-white documentary films Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners American black-and-white films Documentary films about bees 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{short-documentary-film-stub