Biography
Winston Murray Hunt Hibler (October 8, 1910 β August 8, 1976) was an American screenwriter, film producer, director and narrator associated with Walt Disney Studios. Hibler was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on October 10, 1910. He was the youngest child of Christopher Hibler and Louise Eisenbeis.He wanted to be an actor in New York at the age of 12. In 1930, he graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and performed on Broadway, In the Best of Families. Later in the same year, he married Dottie Johnson, with whom he had three children.
A year later, he moved to Hollywood to pursue his career on Broadway, he appeared in a small role in The Last Days of Pompeii. Later, he took up freelance writing for magazines and radio to help supplement his income.In 1942, Hibler joined Walt Disney Productions as a camera operator. Then later on, he worked as a technical director for the U.S. Army training films. As a songwriter, Hibler contributed lyrics with Ted Sears, who wrote songs for some musical films, like Following the Leader from Peter Pan, and I Wonder from Sleeping Beauty. Hibler also voice-over roles in documentary films, and some series in True-Life Adventures and People and Places.
In 1961, Hibler produced his feature film, Nikki, Wild Dog of the North. Later in 1963, Hibler and his wife moved to Glendale, California.He died on August 8, 1976, in Burbank, just three years before his last release, The Black Hole.He posthumously awarded as Disney Legend in 1992.
Filmography
all 77
Movies 76
Narrator 28
Producer 17
Writer 11
self 6
Director 4
TV Shows 1
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
Maleficent (2014)
The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (1975)
The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
The Castaway Cowboy (1974)
The Bears and I (1974)
One Little Indian (1973)
Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon (1972)
Napoleon and Samantha (1972)
The Aristocats (1970)
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970)
King of the Grizzlies (1970)
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)
Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua (1968)
Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar (1967)
The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood (1965)
Those Calloways (1965)
Ida, the Offbeat Eagle (1965)
Little Dog Lost (1963)
Sammy, the Way-Out Seal (1962)
Sancho, the Homing Steer (1962)
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (1961)
Wonders of the Water Worlds (1961)
Flash, The Teenage Otter (1961)
The Hound That Thought He Was a Raccoon (1960)
Jungle Cat (1960)
Islands of the Sea (1960)
Wild Burro of the West (1960)
Mysteries of the Deep (1959)
Nature's Strangest Creatures (1959)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Seven Cities of Antarctica (1958)
The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle (1958)
White Wilderness (1958)
Ama Girls (1958)
Wales (1958)
Perri (1957)
The Crisler Story (1957)
The Blue Men of Morocco (1957)
Samoa (1956)
Disneyland, U.S.A (1956)
Sardinia (1956)
Secrets of Life (1956)
The Great Cat Family (1956)
Men Against the Arctic (1955)
The African Lion (1955)
The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland (1955)
Music Land (1955)
Siam (1954)
Operation Undersea (1954)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)
The Vanishing Prairie (1954)
Ben and Me (1953)
The Living Desert (1953)
Prowlers of the Everglades (1953)
The Alaskan Eskimo (1953)
Bear Country (1953)
Peter Pan (1953)
Water Birds (1952)
Hello Aloha (1952)
The Olympic Elk (1952)
Nature's Half Acre (1951)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Operation Wonderland (1951)
Hold That Pose (1950)
Beaver Valley (1950)
Cinderella (1950)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
The Wind in the Willows (1949)
Seal Island (1948)
Melody Time (1948)
The Legend of Johnny Appleseed (1948)
The Amazon Awakens (1944)
The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
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GenderMale
Birthday1910-10-08
Deathday1976-08-08 (65 years old)
Birth NameWinston Murray Hunt Hibler
Birth PlaceHarrisburg, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsDisney Legends
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