Winston Hibler
Writing • Born 1910-10-08 – Died 1976-08-08
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.
Filmography
43 credits
Wales
Movie • 1958
Narrator
Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
Movie • 1968
Narrator
Islands of the Sea
Movie • 1960
Narrator
King of the Grizzlies
Movie • 1970
Narrator
The Last Days of Pompeii
Movie • 1935
Marcellus (uncredited)
Seal Island
Movie • 1948
Narrator
Beaver Valley
Movie • 1950
Narrator (voice)
The African Lion
Movie • 1955
Narrator
Bear Country
Movie • 1953
Narrator
Secrets of Life
Movie • 1956
Narrator
Perri
Movie • 1957
Narrator
Men Against the Arctic
Movie • 1955
Narrator
The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades
Movie • 1957
Narrator
Operation Undersea
Movie • 1954
Self
The Vanishing Prairie
Movie • 1954
Narrator
Siam
Movie • 1954
Narrator
Ama Girls
Movie • 1958
Narrator
The Alaskan Eskimo
Movie • 1953
Narrator
Mysteries of the Deep
Movie • 1959
Narrator
Seven Cities of Antarctica
Movie • 1958
Narrator
Wild Burro of the West
Movie • 1960
Narrator
The Amazon Awakens
Movie • 1944
Self (Narrator)
Little Dog Lost
Movie • 1963
Narrator (voice)
Hold That Pose
Movie • 1950
Commentator(uncredited)
Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
Movie • 1961
Narrator (voice)
Jungle Cat
Movie • 1960
Narrateur
Flash, The Teenage Otter
Movie • 1961
The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
Movie • 1975
Narrator (voice)
The Blue Men of Morocco
Movie • 1957
Narrator (voice)
Sardinia
Movie • 1956
Narrator (voice)
The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
Movie • 1955
Self
Nature's Half Acre
Movie • 1951
Narrator
White Wilderness
Movie • 1958
Narrator
The Living Desert
Movie • 1953
Narrator
Wonders of the Water Worlds
Movie • 1961
Narrator
The Olympic Elk
Movie • 1952
Narrator
Operation Wonderland
Movie • 1951
Self
Water Birds
Movie • 1952
Narrator
Ida, the Offbeat Eagle
Movie • 1965
Narrator
Samoa
Movie • 1956
Narrator
Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo
Movie • 1956
Joker, The Amiable Ocelot
Movie • 1966
Narrator
Get the Message
Movie • 1971
Narrator