Winston Hibler
Personal Info
Known for
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1910-10-08
Day of Death
1976-08-08 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Winston Hibler
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
(1975)
Merveilles de la nature
as Narrator (voice)
(1970)
King of the Grizzlies
as Narrator
(1968)
Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
as Narrator
(1965)
Ida, the Offbeat Eagle
as Narrator
(1963)
Little Dog Lost
as Narrator (voice)
(1961)
Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
as Narrator (voice)
(1961)
(1961)
Wonders of the Water Worlds
as Narrator
(1960)
Islands of the Sea
as Narrator
(1960)
Wild Burro of the West
as Narrator
(1960)
Jungle Cat
as Narrateur
(1959)
Mysteries of the Deep
as Narrator
(1958)
Wales
as Narrator
(1958)
Ama Girls
as Narrator
(1958)
Seven Cities of Antarctica
as Narrator
(1958)
White Wilderness
as Narrator
(1957)
Perri
as Narrator
(1957)
The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades
as Narrator
(1957)
The Blue Men of Morocco
as Narrator (voice)
(1956)
Secrets of Life
as Narrator
(1956)
Sardinia
as Narrator (voice)
(1956)
Samoa
as Narrator
(1956)
(1955)
The African Lion
as Narrator
(1955)
Men Against the Arctic
as Narrator
(1955)
(1954)
Operation Undersea
as Self
(1954)
The Vanishing Prairie
as Narrator
(1954)
Siam
as Narrator
(1953)
Bear Country
as Narrator
(1953)
The Alaskan Eskimo
as Narrator
(1953)
The Living Desert
as Narrator
(1952)
The Olympic Elk
as Narrator
(1952)
Water Birds
as Narrator
(1951)
Nature's Half Acre
as Narrator
(1951)
Operation Wonderland
as Self
(1950)
Beaver Valley
as Narrator
(1950)
Hold That Pose
as Commentator(uncredited)
(1948)
Seal Island
as Narrator
(1944)
The Amazon Awakens
as Self (Narrator)
(1935)
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Marcellus (uncredited)
Crew
(2019)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Characters
(1974)
(1974)
The Bears and I
Producer
(1974)
The Castaway Cowboy
Producer
(1973)
One Little Indian
Producer
(1972)
Napoleon and Samantha
Producer
(1972)
(1970)
The Aristocats
Producer
(1970)
King of the Grizzlies
Producer
(1970)
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
Producer
(1968)
(1968)
Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
Co-Producer
(1968)
(1967)
Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
Director, Story
(1966)
The Ugly Dachshund
Co-Producer
(1965)
Those Calloways
Co-Producer
(1965)
A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
Co-Producer, Story
(1963)
Little Dog Lost
Co-Producer
(1962)
Sancho, the Homing Steer
Lyricist, Producer
(1962)
Sammy, the Way-Out Seal
Co-Producer
(1961)
(1961)
Wonders of the Water Worlds
Producer
(1961)
Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
Producer
(1960)
Wild Burro of the West
Producer
(1959)
Sleeping Beauty
Story
(1958)
The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle
Producer
(1958)
Seven Cities of Antarctica
Director
(1958)
Rusty and the Falcon
Lyricist, Producer, Teleplay
(1957)
Perri
Producer, Writer
(1957)
The Blue Men of Morocco
Writer
(1956)
Disneyland: U.S.A.
Writer
(1956)
Sardinia
Writer
(1956)
(1956)
(1955)
Men Against the Arctic
Writer, Director
(1955)
Music Land
Writer
(1955)
(1955)
(1954)
Operation Undersea
Writer, Director
(1954)
Siam
Writer
(1954)
Cameras in Africa/Beaver Valley
Director
(1953)
The Living Desert
Screenplay
(1953)
Peter Pan
Story
(1953)
The Alaskan Eskimo
Writer
(1953)
Ben and Me
Adaptation
(1952)
The Olympic Elk
Writer
(1952)
Water Birds
Screenplay
(1951)
Alice in Wonderland
Story
(1951)
Nature's Half Acre
Script
(1950)
Cinderella
Story
(1949)
(1949)
(1949)
(1948)