Winfrey, Oprah

Winfrey, Oprah Actress; starred in Beloved (Sethe) after entering an exclusive overall deal with Walt Disney Studios in 1995. She also appeared in A Wrinkle in Time (Mrs. Which). She was named a Disney Legend in 2017.

Winged Scourge, The (film)

Winged Scourge, The (film) Educational film; produced under the auspices of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. Delivered on January 15, 1943. Directed by Bill Roberts. To protect themselves from the mosquito, a malaria-carrying parasite, the Seven Dwarfs show effective methods of mosquito control. The first and most elaborate of the health films produced for the …

Winkie

Winkie Villain who acquires Toad Hall in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad; voiced by Alec Harford. Also at times spelled Winkey and Winky.

Windom, William

Windom, William (1923-2012) Actor; appeared in Now You See Him, Now You Don’t (Lufkin), and on television in The Bluegrass Special.

Window Cleaners (film)

Window Cleaners (film) Donald Duck cartoon; released on September 20, 1940. Directed by Jack King. Donald is having enough trouble with his helper, Pluto, in washing the windows of a tall building when a bee, goaded by Donald, enters the scene and causes total disaster.

Wilson, Owen

Wilson, Owen Actor; appeared in Armageddon (Oscar Choi), Breakfast of Champions (Monte Rapid), Shanghai Noon and Shanghai Knights (Roy O’Bannon), The Royal Tenenbaums (Eli Cash), Around the World in 80 Days (Wilbur Wright), and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Ned Plimpton), and provided the voice of Lightning McQueen in Cars, Cars 2, and Cars 3.

Win Ben Stein’s Money (television)

Win Ben Stein’s Money (television) Game show on Comedy Central, beginning July 28, 1997, and ending January 31, 2003, in which contestants were pitted against host Ben Stein to win $5,000 of his money in a test of knowledge.

Win, Lose or Draw (television)

Win, Lose or Draw (television) Television game show; aired in syndication from September 7, 1987, to August 31, 1990 (570 episodes), and on NBC from September 7, 1987, to September 1, 1989 (505 episodes). Bert Convy hosted the syndicated show, while Vicki Lawrence was the host on NBC. The game, based on charades, had contestants …

Winchell, Paul

Winchell, Paul (1922-2005) He voiced Tigger in the Winnie the Pooh films, Boomer in The Fox and the Hound, and the Chinese Cat in The Aristocats.

Photo from Disney's Wind in the Willows Segment of The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Wind in the Willows (film)

Wind in the Willows (film) Segment of The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. U.S. theatrical release as The Madcap Adventures of Mr. Toad. Educational release as The Adventures of J. Thaddeus Toad. Released on video in 1982 and 1988.