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