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name: "John Hubley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-hubley"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "21 May 1914"
died: "21 February 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 85
updated: "2026-09-17T06:18:11.672748+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# John Hubley

Writer. Born 21 May 1914 in Marinette, Wisconsin, USA. Died 21 February 1977.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 21 May 1914, Marinette, Wisconsin, USA
- **Died:** 21 February 1977
- **Active:** 1938–1978
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 85 (1), 1940s 87 (2), 1970s 81 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q329972, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0399524/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1035385

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Watership Down*](https://film.one/film/watership-down.md) (81)

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## Biography

John Hubley was an American animation director, art director, producer and writer. Born on 21 May 1914 in Marinette, Wisconsin, he died on 21 February 1977 in New Haven, Connecticut.

He began his career at Walt Disney Productions, contributing to *Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs* (1938). He later worked at United Productions of America (UPA), where he co-created the character Mr. Magoo and directed *Gerald McBoing-Boing* (1950). In 1955 he established Storyboard Studios (later Hubley Studio) with his wife Faith Hubley.

Hubley directed shorts including *Moonbird* (1959) and *The Hole* (1962), both Academy Award winners. He was the original director of *Watership Down* (1978) before disagreements led to his departure; his work remains in the opening sequence. He was blacklisted in the 1950s.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Watership Down* (1978), Fi1m 81, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/watership-down.md)
- *Bambi* (1942), Fi1m 86, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/bambi.md)
- *Pinocchio* (1940), Fi1m 88, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/pinocchio.md)
- *Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs* (1938), Fi1m 85, Art Direction, Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs.md)

## Also known for

- *Gerald McBoing-Boing* (1950), Director
- *M* (1951), Layout

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