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David Hilberman(1911-2007)

  • Animation Department
  • Art Department
  • Director
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David Hilberman was born on 18 December 1911 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a director, known for Bambi (1942), He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985) and The Dukes (1983). He was married to Libby. He died on 5 July 2007 in Stanford, California, USA.
BornDecember 18, 1911
DiedJuly 5, 2007(95)
BornDecember 18, 1911
DiedJuly 5, 2007(95)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Bambi (1942)
Bambi
7.3
  • Art Director
  • 1942
He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985)
He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword
7.2
  • Animation Department
  • 1985
The Dukes (1983)
The Dukes
5.6
TV Series
  • Animation Department
Melendy Britt in She-Ra: Princess of Power (1985)
She-Ra: Princess of Power
6.8
TV Series
  • Animation Department

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Elisabeth Moss, Ellen Blain, Michael Crawford, Paige Gosney, Benji Gregory, and Ben Vereen in Once Upon a Forest (1993)
    Once Upon a Forest
    6.5
    • layout artist (as Dave Hilberman)
    • 1993
  • Lana Beeson, Scott Grimes, Jonathan Harris, Rickie Lee Jones, Don Knotts, and William Windom in Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)
    Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
    6.2
    • layout artist (as Dave Hilberman)
    • 1987
  • Melendy Britt in She-Ra: Princess of Power (1985)
    She-Ra: Princess of Power
    6.8
    TV Series
    • layout artist
    • 1985
  • He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)
    He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
    7.5
    TV Series
    • layout artist
    • 1984–1985
  • Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972)
    Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
    6.7
    TV Series
    • layout artist
    • 1985
  • He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985)
    He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword
    7.2
    • layout artist
    • 1985
  • The Dukes (1983)
    The Dukes
    5.6
    TV Series
    • layout artist
    • 1983
  • Lucille Bliss in My Smurfy Valentine (1983)
    My Smurfy Valentine
    7.1
    TV Short
    • layout artist
    • 1983
  • Marty Ingels in Pac-Man (1982)
    Pac-Man
    6.0
    TV Series
    • layout artist
    • 1982
  • Lucille Bliss, Danny Goldman, Don Messick, and Alan Oppenheimer in The Smurfs (1981)
    The Smurfs
    7.2
    TV Series
    • layout artist
    • 1981–1982
  • The Smurfs Springtime Special (1982)
    The Smurfs Springtime Special
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • layout artist
    • 1982
  • The Kwicky Koala Show (1981)
    The Kwicky Koala Show
    6.5
    TV Series
    • layout artist
    • 1981
  • The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980)
    The Flintstone Comedy Show
    6.7
    TV Series
    • layout artist (as Dave Hilberman)
    • 1980
  • Clearing the Way
    Short
    • animator
    • 1947
  • A Few Quick Facts: Fear (1945)
    A Few Quick Facts: Fear
    5.4
    Short
    • layout artist (uncredited)
    • 1945

Art Department

  • Malcolm McDowell, Edward Asner, Irene Cara, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Sally Kellerman, Tracey Ullman, Carol Channing, Linda Gary, Michael Horton, and Frank Welker in Happily Ever After (1989)
    Happily Ever After
    5.6
    • storyboard artist (as Dave Hilberman)
    • 1989
  • My Little Pony (1986)
    My Little Pony
    5.8
    TV Series
    • storyboard director (as Dave Hilberman)
    • 1986–1987
  • Moon Dreamers (1986)
    Moon Dreamers
    7.0
    TV Series
    • storyboard director (as Dave Hilberman)
    • 1986
  • Lucille Bliss, Danny Goldman, Don Messick, and Alan Oppenheimer in The Smurfs (1981)
    The Smurfs
    7.2
    TV Series
    • story director
    • 1982

Director

  • Galaxy High School (1986)
    Galaxy High School
    7.4
    TV Series
    • supervising director
    • 1986
  • Girl to Woman
    5.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Energetically Yours (1957)
    Energetically Yours
    Short
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Standard Oil New Jersey Presents Its 75th Anniversary Entertainment
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Expanding World Relationships
    Short
    • Director
    • 1947

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Dave Hilberman
  • Born
    • December 18, 1911
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • July 5, 2007
    • Stanford, California, USA(complications from an infection)
  • Spouse
    • Libby? - July 11, 2006 (her death, 3 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was singled out by Walt Disney as a Communist before the House Un-American Activities Committee. As a result he was blacklisted in Hollywood. In a 1979 interview, he admitted that he had been a Communist for about three years prior to the USA's entry into World War II.

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