- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- October 8, 1910
- Place of Birth
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- August 8, 1976
Winston Hibler
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.
Filmography
movieThe Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
1975 · Narrator (voice)
movieThe Island at the Top of the World
1974 · Producer
movieThe Castaway Cowboy
1974 · Producer
movieThe Bears and I
1974 · Producer
movieOne Little Indian
1973 · Producer
movieChandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
1972 · Director
movieThe Nashville Coyote
1972 · Director
movieNapoleon and Samantha
1972 · Producer
movieGet the Message
1971 · Narrator
movieLefty, the Dingaling Lynx
1971 · Director
movieThe Aristocats
1970 · Producer
movieThe Boy Who Stole the Elephant
1970 · Producer
movieKing of the Grizzlies
1970 · Narrator, Producer
movieWinnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
1968 · Story
movieThe Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
1968 · Producer
moviePablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
1968 · Narrator, Co-Producer
movieCharlie, the Lonesome Cougar
1967 · Story, Director
movieJoker, The Amiable Ocelot
1966 · Narrator
movieThe Ugly Dachshund
1966 · Co-Producer
movieA Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
1965 · Story, Co-Producer
movieIda, the Offbeat Eagle
1965 · Narrator
movieThose Calloways
1964 · Co-Producer
movieLittle Dog Lost
1963 · Narrator (voice), Co-Producer
movieSammy, the Way-Out Seal
1962 · Co-Producer
movieSancho, the Homing Steer
1962 · Lyricist, Producer
movieChico, the Misunderstood Coyote
1961 · Narrator (voice), Producer
movieNikki, Wild Dog of the North
1961 · Writer, Producer
movieWonders of the Water Worlds
1961 · Narrator, Producer
movieFlash, The Teenage Otter
1961
movieJungle Cat
1960 · Narrateur
movieIslands of the Sea
1960 · Narrator
movieWild Burro of the West
1960 · Narrator, Producer
movieMysteries of the Deep
1959 · Narrator
movieSleeping Beauty
1959 · Story, Songs
movieSeven Cities of Antarctica
1958 · Narrator, Director
movieRusty and the Falcon
1958 · Lyricist, Producer, Teleplay
movieThe Pigeon That Worked a Miracle
1958 · Producer
movieWhite Wilderness
1958 · Narrator
movieAma Girls
1958 · Narrator
movieWales
1958 · Narrator
moviePerri
1957 · Narrator, Writer, Producer
movieThe Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades
1957 · Narrator
movieThe Blue Men of Morocco
1957 · Narrator (voice), Writer
movieSamoa
1956 · Narrator
movieDisneyland: U.S.A.
1956 · Writer
movieSecrets of Life
1956 · Narrator
movieSardinia
1956 · Narrator (voice), Writer
movieMen Against the Arctic
1955 · Narrator, Director, Writer
movieThe African Lion
1955 · Narrator
movieThe Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
1955 · Self
movieMusic Land
1955 · Writer
movieSiam
1954 · Narrator, Writer
movieOperation Undersea
1954 · Self, Director, Writer
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Director
movieThe Vanishing Prairie
1954 · Narrator
movieBen and Me
1953 · Adaptation
movieThe Living Desert
1953 · Narrator, Screenplay
movieThe Alaskan Eskimo
1953 · Narrator, Writer
movieBear Country
1953 · Narrator
moviePeter Pan
1953 · Story
movieWater Birds
1952 · Narrator, Screenplay
movieThe Olympic Elk
1952 · Narrator, Writer
movieAlice in Wonderland
1951 · Story
movieNature's Half Acre
1951 · Narrator, Script
movieOperation Wonderland
1951 · Self
movieHold That Pose
1950 · Commentator(uncredited)
movieBeaver Valley
1950 · Narrator (voice)
movieCinderella
1950 · Story
movieThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1949 · Writer
movieThe Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949 · Story
movieThe Wind in the Willows
1949 · Story
movieSeal Island
1948 · Narrator
movieThe Legend of Johnny Appleseed
1948 · Story
movieThe Amazon Awakens
1944 · Self (Narrator)
movieThe Last Days of Pompeii
1935 · Marcellus (uncredited)
movieMonsters of the Deep
— · Writer