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Winston Hibler(1910-1976)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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Songwriter ("A Boy Is a Curious Thing"), auhor, director, producer and actor, educated at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Between 1928 and 1938 he was a Broadway stage actor and appeared in several films, and from 1938 to 1942 he was a writer for radio, films and stage productions, and later television. Joining ASCAP in 1954, his chief musical collaborators included William Lava, Walter Schumann, Paul Smith, Gill George, Ted Sears, Ralph Wright, and Oliver Wallace. His other popular-song compositions include "I'll Remember", "I Wonder", "Following the Leader", "Stingaree", "Now to Sleep", "Together Time", "Break of Day", and "We'll Smoke the Blighter Out".
BornOctober 8, 1910
DiedAugust 8, 1976(65)
BornOctober 8, 1910
DiedAugust 8, 1976(65)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Sleeping Beauty
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1959
Cinderella (1950)
Cinderella
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1950
Mel Blanc, June Foray, Kathryn Beaumont, Tony Butala, Paul Collins, Hans Conried, Bobby Driscoll, Robert Ellis, Connie Hilton, Margaret Kerry, Tommy Luske, John Wilder, Jeffrey Silver, Stuffy Singer, and Anne Whitfield in Peter Pan (1953)
Peter Pan
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1953
Mel Blanc, Sterling Holloway, Heather Angel, Kathryn Beaumont, Lucille Bliss, Jerry Colonna, Pinto Colvig, Verna Felton, Larry Grey, Richard Haydn, Joseph Kearns, Bill Lee, Queenie Leonard, Doris Lloyd, Tommy Luske, James MacDonald, Marni Nixon, J. Pat O'Malley, Thurl Ravenscroft, Max Smith, Bill Thompson, Dink Trout, Ed Wynn, Norma Zimmer, The Mellowmen Quartet, and Bob Hamlin in Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Alice in Wonderland
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1951

Credits

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Writer



  • Michelle Pfeiffer, Angelina Jolie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elle Fanning, Ed Skrein, and Harris Dickinson in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
    Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
    6.6
    • based on: characters from Disney's "Sleeping Beauty", story (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Peter Pan XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
    6.9
    Video
    • story
    • 2015
  • Angelina Jolie in Maleficent (2014)
    Maleficent
    6.9
    • based on the motion picture "Sleeping Beauty", screenplay by (uncredited)
    • 2014
  • Alice in Wonderland Jr.
    Video
    • story
    • 2012
  • DTV: Golden Oldies (1984)
    DTV: Golden Oldies
    7.9
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Disney's Halloween Treat (1984)
    Disney's Halloween Treat
    8.4
    Video
    • stories
    • 1984
  • Sterling Holloway, John Fiedler, Clint Howard, Barbara Luddy, Junius Matthews, Howard Morris, Bruce Reitherman, Hal Smith, Timothy Turner, Jon Walmsley, Dori Whitaker, Paul Winchell, Ralph Wright, and Connor Quinn in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
    7.5
    • story supervisor "Blustery Day"
    • 1977
  • The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (1975)
    The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
    6.9
    • narration
    • 1975
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • written by
    • 1954–1969
  • Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar (1967)
    Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
    6.7
    • story
    • 1967
  • A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood (1965)
    A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
    7.0
    Short
    • story
    • 1965
  • Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (1961)
    Nikki, Wild Dog of the North
    6.6
    • written by
    • 1961
  • Sleeping Beauty (1959)
    Sleeping Beauty
    7.2
    • additional story
    • 1959
  • Perri (1957)
    Perri
    6.7
    • written by
    • 1957
  • Disneyland, U.S.A. (1956)
    Disneyland, U.S.A.
    7.6
    Short
    • narration
    • 1956

Producer



  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • co-producer
    • 1956–1976
  • Agneta Eckemyr, David Gwillim, David Hartman, Mako, Jacques Marin, and Donald Sinden in The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
    The Island at the Top of the World
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1974
  • The Castaway Cowboy (1974)
    The Castaway Cowboy
    5.7
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1974
  • Patrick Wayne in The Bears and I (1974)
    The Bears and I
    6.1
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1974
  • One Little Indian (1973)
    One Little Indian
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Napoleon and Samantha (1972)
    Napoleon and Samantha
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1972
  • Scatman Crothers, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway, Hermione Baddeley, Pat Buttram, Dean Clark, Gary Dubin, Liz English, Phil Harris, Lord Tim Hudson, George Lindsey, Roddy Maude-Roxby, Thurl Ravenscroft, Vito Scotti, and Paul Winchell in The Aristocats (1970)
    The Aristocats
    7.1
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1970
  • Mark Lester in The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970)
    The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1970
  • King of the Grizzlies (1970)
    King of the Grizzlies
    5.6
    • producer
    • 1970
  • The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)
    The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar (1967)
    Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
    6.7
    • co-producer
    • 1967
  • Kurt Russell and Fred MacMurray in Follow Me, Boys! (1966)
    Follow Me, Boys!
    7.1
    • co-producer
    • 1966
  • Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette in The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
    The Ugly Dachshund
    6.5
    • co-producer
    • 1966
  • A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood (1965)
    A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
    7.0
    Short
    • co-producer
    • 1965
  • Those Calloways (1965)
    Those Calloways
    6.5
    • co-producer
    • 1965

Director



  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1954–1972
  • Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon (1972)
    Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Lefty, the Dingaling Lynx (1971)
    Lefty, the Dingaling Lynx
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar (1967)
    Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Seven Cities of Antarctica
    Short
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Men Against the Arctic (1955)
    Men Against the Arctic
    5.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1955

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Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 8, 1910
    • Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • August 8, 1976
    • Burbank, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Dorothy Johnson1930 - August 8, 1976 (his death, 3 children)

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  • Trivia
    He was honored as a Disney Legend on Oct. 21, 1993.
  • Nickname
    • Hibbie

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