Winston Hibler

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Born

1910-10-08

Place of Birth

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Winston Hibler

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.

Acting History

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