The Vanishing Prairie

1954 documentary film directed by James Algar
Movie film Q2595002
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The Vanishing Prairie

Summary

The Vanishing Prairie is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Vanishing Prairie received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3].
  • The Vanishing Prairie received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].
  • The Vanishing Prairie's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Vanishing Prairie was directed by James Algar[6].
  • Winston Hibler wrote the screenplay for The Vanishing Prairie[7].
  • James Algar wrote the screenplay for The Vanishing Prairie[8].
  • Ted Sears wrote the screenplay for The Vanishing Prairie[9].
  • The Vanishing Prairie's composer is recorded as Paul Smith[10].
  • The Vanishing Prairie's genre is nature documentary[11].
  • The Vanishing Prairie was produced by Walt Disney[12].
  • The Vanishing Prairie's part of the series is recorded as True-Life Adventures[13].
  • The Vanishing Prairie's production company is recorded as Walt Disney Pictures[14].
  • The Vanishing Prairie's director of photography is recorded as N. Paul Kenworthy[15].
  • The Vanishing Prairie's director of photography is recorded as Tom McHugh[16].
  • The Vanishing Prairie's director of photography is recorded as James R. Simon[17].
  • The Vanishing Prairie's director of photography is recorded as Q28585199[18].
  • The Vanishing Prairie's director of photography is recorded as Herb Crisler[19].
  • The Vanishing Prairie's director of photography is recorded as Murl Deusing[20].
  • The Vanishing Prairie's director of photography is recorded as Sewall Pettingill[21].
  • The Vanishing Prairie's director of photography is recorded as Stuart V. Jewell[22].
  • The Vanishing Prairie's director of photography is recorded as Dick Borden[23].
  • The Vanishing Prairie's director of photography is recorded as Cleveland P. Grant[24].
  • The Vanishing Prairie's director of photography is recorded as Warren Garst[25].
  • The original language of The Vanishing Prairie was English[26].
  • The Vanishing Prairie was distributed by theatrical release[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Vanishing Prairie was produced by Walt Disney[12]. It was directed by James Algar[6]. Screenwriters include Winston Hibler[7], James Algar[8], and Ted Sears[9].

Publication

Publication dates include August 16, 1954[28], June 11, 1955[29], September 2, 1955[30], November 7, 1955[31], December 1955[32], and February 10, 1956[33]. The original language of The Vanishing Prairie was English[26]. Its genre is nature documentary[11]. Its part of the series is recorded as True-Life Adventures[13]. Recorded distribution format include theatrical release[27] and video on demand[34].

Subject and Themes

The Vanishing Prairie's part of the series is recorded as True-Life Adventures[13].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3], an award for best film by genre[35], in United States[36], founded in 1942[37] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], a film award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1929[40].

Why It Matters

The Vanishing Prairie ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

What awards did The Vanishing Prairie receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 21464
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  2. 7w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 11058665
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14724]]: 11058665, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/301838055|The Vanishing Prairie (#301838055)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8232|Garance "
  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1954-08-16T00:00:00Z, +1955-06-11T00:00:00Z, +1955-09-02T00:00:00Z +8
    Screenwriter → Winston Hibler, James Algar, Ted Sears
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+75'}
    Narrator → Winston Hibler
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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