Winston Hibler

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1910-10-08

Deathday 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

Writer

1962
1959
1958
1958
1957
Perri

as Writer

1956
1956
Sardinia

as Writer

1955
Music Land

as Writer

1954
1954
Siam

as Writer

1953
The Living Desert

as Screenplay

1953
Peter Pan

as Story

1953
1953
Ben and Me

as Adaptation

1952
The Olympic Elk

as Writer

1952
Water Birds

as Screenplay

1951
1950
Cinderella

as Story

Actor

1970
1965
1963
Little Dog Lost

as Narrator (voice)

1961
1960
Jungle Cat

as Narrateur

1960
Islands of the Sea

as Narrator

1960
1959
1958
White Wilderness

as Narrator

1958
Ama Girls

as Narrator

1958
Wales

as Narrator

1957
Perri

as Narrator

1957
The Blue Men of Morocco

as Narrator (voice)

1956
Samoa

as Narrator

1956
Secrets of Life

as Narrator

1956
Sardinia

as Narrator (voice)

1955
1955
The African Lion

as Narrator

1954
Siam

as Narrator

1954
1954
1953
The Living Desert

as Narrator

1953
The Alaskan Eskimo

as Narrator

1953
Bear Country

as Narrator

1952
Water Birds

as Narrator

1952
The Olympic Elk

as Narrator

1951
Nature's Half Acre

as Narrator

1950
Hold That Pose

as Commentator(uncredited)

1950
Beaver Valley

as Narrator

1948
Seal Island

as Narrator

1944
The Amazon Awakens

as Self (Narrator)

1935
The Last Days of Pompeii

as Marcellus (uncredited)

Producer

1974
The Bears and I

as Producer

1974
1973
One Little Indian

as Producer

1972
1970
The Aristocats

as Producer

1970
1966
The Ugly Dachshund

as Co-Producer

1965
Those Calloways

as Co-Producer

1963
Little Dog Lost

as Co-Producer

1962
1962
1960
1958
1957
Perri

as Producer

Crew

1951