Person
Winston Hibler
Writing · 1910–1976 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Cinderella
Story
Sleeping Beauty
Story
Alice in Wonderland
Story
Peter Pan
Story
The Aristocats
Producer
The Wonderful World of Disney
Director
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Story
The Ugly Dachshund
Co-Producer
Napoleon and Samantha
Producer
Monsters of the Deep
Writer
Filmography
- 1975The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life AdventuresNarrator (voice)
- 1974The Island at the Top of the WorldProducer
- 1974The Castaway CowboyProducer
- 1974The Bears and IProducer
- 1973One Little IndianProducer
- 1972Chandar, the Black Leopard of CeylonDirector
- 1972The Nashville CoyoteDirector
- 1972Napoleon and SamanthaProducer
- 1971Get the MessageNarrator
- 1971Lefty, the Dingaling LynxDirector
- 1970The AristocatsProducer
- 1970The Boy Who Stole the ElephantProducer
- 1970King of the GrizzliesNarrator
- 1968Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery DayStory
- 1968The Horse in the Gray Flannel SuitProducer
- 1968Pablo and the Dancing ChihuahuaNarrator
- 1967Charlie, the Lonesome CougarDirector
- 1966Joker, The Amiable OcelotNarrator
- 1966The Ugly DachshundCo-Producer
- 1965A Country Coyote Goes HollywoodStory
- 1965Ida, the Offbeat EagleNarrator
- 1964Those CallowaysCo-Producer
- 1963Little Dog LostNarrator (voice)
- 1962Sammy, the Way-Out SealCo-Producer
- 1962Sancho, the Homing SteerLyricist
- 1961Chico, the Misunderstood CoyoteNarrator (voice)
- 1961Nikki, Wild Dog of the NorthWriter
- 1961Wonders of the Water WorldsNarrator
- 1961Flash, The Teenage Otter
- 1960Jungle CatNarrateur
- 1960Islands of the SeaNarrator
- 1960Wild Burro of the WestNarrator
- 1959Mysteries of the DeepNarrator
- 1959Sleeping BeautyStory
- 1958Seven Cities of AntarcticaNarrator
- 1958Rusty and the FalconLyricist
- 1958The Pigeon That Worked a MiracleProducer
- 1958White WildernessNarrator
- 1958Ama GirlsNarrator
- 1958WalesNarrator
- 1957PerriNarrator
- 1957The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the EvergladesNarrator
- 1957The Blue Men of MoroccoNarrator (voice)
- 1956SamoaNarrator
- 1956Disneyland: U.S.A.Writer
- 1956Secrets of LifeNarrator
- 1956SardiniaNarrator (voice)
- 1955Men Against the ArcticNarrator
- 1955The African LionNarrator
- 1955The Pre-Opening Report from DisneylandSelf
- 1955Music LandWriter
- 1954SiamNarrator
- 1954Operation UnderseaSelf
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneyDirector
- 1954The Vanishing PrairieNarrator
- 1953Ben and MeAdaptation
- 1953The Living DesertNarrator
- 1953The Alaskan EskimoNarrator
- 1953Bear CountryNarrator
- 1953Peter PanStory
- 1952Water BirdsNarrator
- 1952The Olympic ElkNarrator
- 1951Alice in WonderlandStory
- 1951Nature's Half AcreNarrator
- 1951Operation WonderlandSelf
- 1950Hold That PoseCommentator(uncredited)
- 1950Beaver ValleyNarrator (voice)
- 1950CinderellaStory
- 1949The Legend of Sleepy HollowWriter
- 1949The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. ToadStory
- 1949The Wind in the WillowsStory
- 1948Seal IslandNarrator
- 1948The Legend of Johnny AppleseedStory
- 1944The Amazon AwakensSelf (Narrator)
- 1935The Last Days of PompeiiMarcellus (uncredited)
- —Monsters of the DeepWriter
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