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Winston Hibler (1910-1976)

Birthplace:
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Born:
October 8, 1910

Died:
August 8, 1976

Biography from TheMovieDB

Winston Hibler was an American screenwriter, film producer, director, and narrator associated with Walt Disney Studios. Educated at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he began his career as a Broadway actor before transitioning to writing for radio, film, and television. Joining Disney in 1942, Hibler contributed as a songwriter, co-writing songs like "Following the Leader" from Peter Pan and "I Wonder" from Sleeping Beauty. He narrated several of Disney's True-Life Adventures documentaries and produced films such as Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (1961) and The Aristocats (1970). Hibler's versatile contributions significantly shaped Disney's storytelling and musical legacy.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Adaptation:
1953  Ben and Me

Characters:
1953  Ben and Me
2019  Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Co-Producer:
1953  Ben and Me
1962  Sammy, the Way-Out Seal
1963  Little Dog Lost
1965  A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
1965  Those Calloways
1966  The Ugly Dachshund
1968  Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
2019  Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Director:
1953  Ben and Me
1954  Cameras in Africa/Beaver Valley
1954  Operation Undersea
1955  A Progress Report/Nature's Half Acre
1955  Behind the True-Life Cameras/The Olympic Elk
1955  Men Against the Arctic
1956  A Trip Through Adventureland/Water Birds
1956  Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo
1958  Seven Cities of Antarctica
1962  Sammy, the Way-Out Seal
1963  Little Dog Lost
1965  A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
1965  Those Calloways
1966  The Ugly Dachshund
1967  Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
1968  Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
1972  Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
2019  Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Lyricist:
1953  Ben and Me
1954  Cameras in Africa/Beaver Valley
1954  Operation Undersea
1955  A Progress Report/Nature's Half Acre
1955  Behind the True-Life Cameras/The Olympic Elk
1955  Men Against the Arctic
1956  A Trip Through Adventureland/Water Birds
1956  Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo
1958  Rusty and the Falcon
1958  Seven Cities of Antarctica
1962  Sammy, the Way-Out Seal
1962  Sancho, the Homing Steer
1963  Little Dog Lost
1965  A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
1965  Those Calloways
1966  The Ugly Dachshund
1967  Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
1968  Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
1972  Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
2019  Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Producer:
1953  Ben and Me
1954  Cameras in Africa/Beaver Valley
1954  Operation Undersea
1955  A Progress Report/Nature's Half Acre
1955  Behind the True-Life Cameras/The Olympic Elk
1955  Men Against the Arctic
1956  A Trip Through Adventureland/Water Birds
1956  Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo
1957  Perri
1958  Rusty and the Falcon
1958  Seven Cities of Antarctica
1958  The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle
1960  Wild Burro of the West
1961  Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
1961  Wonders of the Water Worlds
1962  Sammy, the Way-Out Seal
1962  Sancho, the Homing Steer
1963  Little Dog Lost
1965  A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
1965  Those Calloways
1966  The Ugly Dachshund
1967  Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
1968  Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
1968  The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
1970  King of the Grizzlies
1970  The Aristocats
1970  The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
1972  Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
1972  Napoleon and Samantha
1973  One Little Indian
1974  The Bears and I
1974  The Castaway Cowboy
1974  The Island at the Top of the World
2019  Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Screenplay:
1952  Water Birds
1953  Ben and Me
1953  The Living Desert
1954  Cameras in Africa/Beaver Valley
1954  Operation Undersea
1955  A Progress Report/Nature's Half Acre
1955  Behind the True-Life Cameras/The Olympic Elk
1955  Men Against the Arctic
1956  A Trip Through Adventureland/Water Birds
1956  Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo
1957  Perri
1958  Rusty and the Falcon
1958  Seven Cities of Antarctica
1958  The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle
1960  Wild Burro of the West
1961  Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
1961  Wonders of the Water Worlds
1962  Sammy, the Way-Out Seal
1962  Sancho, the Homing Steer
1963  Little Dog Lost
1965  A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
1965  Those Calloways
1966  The Ugly Dachshund
1967  Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
1968  Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
1968  The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
1970  King of the Grizzlies
1970  The Aristocats
1970  The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
1972  Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
1972  Napoleon and Samantha
1973  One Little Indian
1974  The Bears and I
1974  The Castaway Cowboy
1974  The Island at the Top of the World
2019  Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Script:
1951  Nature's Half Acre
1952  Water Birds
1953  Ben and Me
1953  The Living Desert
1954  Cameras in Africa/Beaver Valley
1954  Operation Undersea
1955  A Progress Report/Nature's Half Acre
1955  Behind the True-Life Cameras/The Olympic Elk
1955  Men Against the Arctic
1956  A Trip Through Adventureland/Water Birds
1956  Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo
1957  Perri
1958  Rusty and the Falcon
1958  Seven Cities of Antarctica
1958  The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle
1960  Wild Burro of the West
1961  Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
1961  Wonders of the Water Worlds
1962  Sammy, the Way-Out Seal
1962  Sancho, the Homing Steer
1963  Little Dog Lost
1965  A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
1965  Those Calloways
1966  The Ugly Dachshund
1967  Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
1968  Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
1968  The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
1970  King of the Grizzlies
1970  The Aristocats
1970  The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
1972  Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
1972  Napoleon and Samantha
1973  One Little Indian
1974  The Bears and I
1974  The Castaway Cowboy
1974  The Island at the Top of the World
2019  Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Story:
1948  The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
1949  The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949  The Wind in the Willows
1950  Cinderella
1951  Alice in Wonderland
1951  Nature's Half Acre
1952  Water Birds
1953  Ben and Me
1953  Peter Pan
1953  The Living Desert
1954  Cameras in Africa/Beaver Valley
1954  Operation Undersea
1955  A Progress Report/Nature's Half Acre
1955  Behind the True-Life Cameras/The Olympic Elk
1955  Men Against the Arctic
1956  A Trip Through Adventureland/Water Birds
1956  Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo
1957  Perri
1958  Rusty and the Falcon
1958  Seven Cities of Antarctica
1958  The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle
1959  Sleeping Beauty
1960  Wild Burro of the West
1961  Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
1961  Wonders of the Water Worlds
1962  Sammy, the Way-Out Seal
1962  Sancho, the Homing Steer
1963  Little Dog Lost
1965  A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
1965  Those Calloways
1966  The Ugly Dachshund
1967  Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
1968  Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
1968  The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
1968  Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
1970  King of the Grizzlies
1970  The Aristocats
1970  The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
1972  Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
1972  Napoleon and Samantha
1973  One Little Indian
1974  The Bears and I
1974  The Castaway Cowboy
1974  The Island at the Top of the World
2019  Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Teleplay:
1948  The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
1949  The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949  The Wind in the Willows
1950  Cinderella
1951  Alice in Wonderland
1951  Nature's Half Acre
1952  Water Birds
1953  Ben and Me
1953  Peter Pan
1953  The Living Desert
1954  Cameras in Africa/Beaver Valley
1954  Operation Undersea
1955  A Progress Report/Nature's Half Acre
1955  Behind the True-Life Cameras/The Olympic Elk
1955  Men Against the Arctic
1956  A Trip Through Adventureland/Water Birds
1956  Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo
1957  Perri
1958  Rusty and the Falcon
1958  Seven Cities of Antarctica
1958  The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle
1959  Sleeping Beauty
1960  Wild Burro of the West
1961  Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
1961  Wonders of the Water Worlds
1962  Sammy, the Way-Out Seal
1962  Sancho, the Homing Steer
1963  Little Dog Lost
1965  A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
1965  Those Calloways
1966  The Ugly Dachshund
1967  Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
1968  Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
1968  The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
1968  Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
1970  King of the Grizzlies
1970  The Aristocats
1970  The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
1972  Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
1972  Napoleon and Samantha
1973  One Little Indian
1974  The Bears and I
1974  The Castaway Cowboy
1974  The Island at the Top of the World
2019  Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Writer:
1948  The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
1949  The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1949  The Wind in the Willows
1950  Cinderella
1951  Alice in Wonderland
1951  Nature's Half Acre
1952  The Olympic Elk
1952  Water Birds
1953  Ben and Me
1953  Peter Pan
1953  The Alaskan Eskimo
1953  The Living Desert
1954  Cameras in Africa/Beaver Valley
1954  Operation Undersea
1954  Siam
1955  A Progress Report/Nature's Half Acre
1955  Behind the True-Life Cameras/The Olympic Elk
1955  Men Against the Arctic
1955  Music Land
1956  A Trip Through Adventureland/Water Birds
1956  Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo
1956  Disneyland: U.S.A.
1956  Sardinia
1957  Perri
1957  The Blue Men of Morocco
1958  Rusty and the Falcon
1958  Seven Cities of Antarctica
1958  The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle
1959  Sleeping Beauty
1960  Wild Burro of the West
1961  Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
1961  Nikki, Wild Dog of the North
1961  Wonders of the Water Worlds
1962  Sammy, the Way-Out Seal
1962  Sancho, the Homing Steer
1963  Little Dog Lost
1965  A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
1965  Those Calloways
1966  The Ugly Dachshund
1967  Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
1968  Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
1968  The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
1968  Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
1970  King of the Grizzlies
1970  The Aristocats
1970  The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
1972  Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
1972  Napoleon and Samantha
1973  One Little Indian
1974  The Bears and I
1974  The Castaway Cowboy
1974  The Island at the Top of the World
2019  Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

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TV Production

Director:
1954  The Wonderful World of Disney

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