Writing
Winston Hibler
EN cinema · 76 credits
Born
8 October 1910
Died
8 August 1976 (aged 65)
Birthplace
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Filmography
The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
as Narrator (voice)
The Bears and I
Producer
The Castaway Cowboy
Producer
One Little Indian
Producer
Get the Message
as Narrator
King of the Grizzlies
as Narrator, Producer
The Aristocats
Producer
Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
as Narrator, Co-Producer
Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
Director, Story
Joker, The Amiable Ocelot
as Narrator
The Ugly Dachshund
Co-Producer
Ida, the Offbeat Eagle
as Narrator
A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
Story, Co-Producer
Those Calloways
Co-Producer
Little Dog Lost
as Narrator (voice), Co-Producer
Sancho, the Homing Steer
Lyricist, Producer
Sammy, the Way-Out Seal
Co-Producer
Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
as Narrator (voice), Producer
Wonders of the Water Worlds
as Narrator, Producer
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North
Writer, Producer
Islands of the Sea
as Narrator
Wild Burro of the West
as Narrator, Producer
Jungle Cat
as Narrateur
Mysteries of the Deep
as Narrator
Sleeping Beauty
Story, Songs
Wales
as Narrator
Ama Girls
as Narrator
Seven Cities of Antarctica
as Narrator, Director
White Wilderness
as Narrator
Rusty and the Falcon
Lyricist, Producer, Teleplay
Perri
as Narrator, Writer, Producer
The Blue Men of Morocco
as Narrator (voice), Writer
Secrets of Life
as Narrator
Sardinia
as Narrator (voice), Writer
Samoa
as Narrator
The African Lion
as Narrator
Men Against the Arctic
as Narrator, Director, Writer
Music Land
Writer
Operation Undersea
as Self, Director, Writer
The Vanishing Prairie
as Narrator
Siam
as Narrator, Writer
Bear Country
as Narrator
The Alaskan Eskimo
as Narrator, Writer
The Living Desert
as Narrator, Screenplay
Ben and Me
Adaptation
The Olympic Elk
as Narrator, Writer
Water Birds
as Narrator, Screenplay
Nature's Half Acre
as Narrator, Script
Beaver Valley
as Narrator (voice)
Hold That Pose
as Commentator(uncredited)
Seal Island
as Narrator
The Amazon Awakens
as Self (Narrator)
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Marcellus (uncredited)