Nature's Half Acre

Nature's Half Acre
Directed by	James Algar
Written by	Winston Hibler Ted Sears James Algar
Produced by	Walt Disney
Narrated by	Winston Hibler
Edited by	Norman R. Palmer
Music by	Paul Smith
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	July 28, 1951 (1951-07-28) (with Alice in Wonderland^[1])
Running time	33 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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).^[2]^[3] The film was produced by Walt Disney as part of the True-Life Adventures series of nature documentaries,^[4] and was paired with Alice in Wonderland during its original theatrical run.^[1]

Plot

^ ^a ^b "1951 Alice in Wonderland ad". The Gazette. August 1, 1951. p. 11. Retrieved August 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "New York Times: Nature's Half Acre". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
^ "The 24th Academy Awards (1952) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ Cynthia Chris (2006). Watching Wildlife. University of Minnesota Press. p. 29. ISBN 0-8166-4547-7.

Short subject
1931–1935

Comedy	The Music Box (1932) So This Is Harris (1933) La Cucaracha (1934) How to Sleep (1935)
Novelty	Wrestling Swordfish (1932) Krakatoa (1933) City of Wax (1934) Wings Over Everest (1935)

Short subject
1936–1956

Color	Give Me Liberty (1936) Penny Wisdom (1937)
One-reel	Bored of Education (1936) The Private Life of the Gannets (1937) That Mothers Might Live (1938) Busy Little Bears (1939) Quicker'n a Wink (1940) Of Pups and Puzzles (1941) Speaking of Animals and Their Families (1942) Amphibious Fighters (1943) Who's Who in Animal Land (1944) Stairway to Light (1945) Facing Your Danger (1946) Goodbye, Miss Turlock (1947) Symphony of a City (1948) Aquatic House Party (1949) Grandad of Races (1950) World of Kids (1951) Light in the Window (1952) Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (1953) This Mechanical Age (1954) Survival City (1955) Crashing the Water Barrier (1956)
Two-reel	The Public Pays (1936) Torture Money (1937) Declaration of Independence (1938) Sons of Liberty (1939) Teddy, the Rough Rider (1940) Main Street on the March! (1941) Beyond the Line of Duty (1942) Heavenly Music (1943) I Won't Play (1944) Star in the Night (1945) A Boy and His Dog (1946) Climbing the Matterhorn (1947) Seal Island (1948) Van Gogh (1949) In Beaver Valley (1950) Nature's Half Acre (1951) Water Birds (1952) Bear Country (1953) A Time Out of War (1954) The Face of Lincoln (1955) The Bespoke Overcoat (1956)

Short subject
(live action)
1957–1973

Short film
(live action)
1974–present

v t e Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
Short subjects	Seal Island (1948) In Beaver Valley (1950) Nature's Half Acre (1951) The Olympic Elk (1952) Water Birds (1952) Bear Country (1953) Prowlers of the Everglades (1953)
Features	The Living Desert (1953) The Vanishing Prairie (1954) The African Lion (1955) Secrets of Life (1956) Perri (1957) White Wilderness (1958) Jungle Cat (1960)
Documentary	The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (1975)
Related articles	Disneynature People & Places Walt Disney anthology television series

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