Winston Hibler
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.
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Movies (76)
Halloween Hall o' Fame
1977 · Story
The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
1975 · Narrator (voice)
The Island at the Top of the World
1974 · Producer
The Castaway Cowboy
1974 · Producer
The Bears and I
1974 · Producer
One Little Indian
1973 · Producer
Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
1972 · Director
The Nashville Coyote
1972 · Director
Napoleon and Samantha
1972 · Producer
Get the Message
1971 · Narrator
Lefty, the Dingaling Lynx
1971 · Director
The Aristocats
1970 · Producer
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
1970 · Producer
King of the Grizzlies
1970 · Narrator, Producer
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
1968 · Story
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
1968 · Producer
Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
1968 · Narrator, Co-Producer
Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
1967 · Director, Story
Joker, The Amiable Ocelot
1966 · Narrator
The Ugly Dachshund
1966 · Co-Producer
A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
1965 · Story, Co-Producer
Ida, the Offbeat Eagle
1965 · Narrator
Those Calloways
1964 · Co-Producer
Little Dog Lost
1963 · Narrator (voice), Co-Producer
Sammy, the Way-Out Seal
1962 · Co-Producer
Sancho, the Homing Steer
1962 · Lyricist, Producer
Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
1961 · Narrator (voice), Producer
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North
1961 · Writer, Producer
Wonders of the Water Worlds
1961 · Narrator, Producer
Flash, The Teenage Otter
1961
Jungle Cat
1960 · Narrateur
Islands of the Sea
1960 · Narrator
Wild Burro of the West
1960 · Narrator, Producer
Mysteries of the Deep
1959 · Narrator
Sleeping Beauty
1959 · Story, Songs
Seven Cities of Antarctica
1958 · Narrator, Director
Rusty and the Falcon
1958 · Lyricist, Producer, Teleplay
The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle
1958 · Producer
White Wilderness
1958 · Narrator
Ama Girls
1958 · Narrator
Wales
1958 · Narrator
Perri
1957 · Narrator, Writer, Producer
The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades
1957 · Narrator
The Blue Men of Morocco
1957 · Narrator (voice), Writer
Samoa
1956 · Narrator
Disneyland: U.S.A.
1956 · Writer
Secrets of Life
1956 · Narrator
Sardinia
1956 · Narrator (voice), Writer
Men Against the Arctic
1955 · Narrator, Director, Writer
The African Lion
1955 · Narrator
The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
1955 · Self
Music Land
1955 · Writer
Siam
1954 · Narrator, Writer
Operation Undersea
1954 · Self, Director, Writer
The Vanishing Prairie
1954 · Narrator
Ben and Me
1953 · Adaptation
The Living Desert
1953 · Narrator, Screenplay
The Alaskan Eskimo
1953 · Narrator, Writer
Bear Country
1953 · Narrator
Peter Pan
1953 · Story
Water Birds
1952 · Narrator, Screenplay
The Olympic Elk
1952 · Narrator, Writer
Alice in Wonderland
1951 · Story
Nature's Half Acre
1951 · Narrator, Script
Operation Wonderland
1951 · Self
Hold That Pose
1950 · Commentator(uncredited)
Beaver Valley
1950 · Narrator (voice)
Cinderella
1950 · Story
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1949 · Writer
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949 · Story
The Wind in the Willows
1949 · Story
Seal Island
1948 · Narrator
The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
1948 · Story
The Amazon Awakens
1944 · Self (Narrator)
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935 · Marcellus (uncredited)
Monsters of the Deep
· Writer
