Winston Hibler
Writing
Born October 8, 1910 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Monsters of the Deep
The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
Narrator (voice)
The Island at the Top of the World
The Castaway Cowboy
The Bears and I
One Little Indian
Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
The Nashville Coyote
Napoleon and Samantha
Get the Message
Narrator
Lefty, the Dingaling Lynx
The Aristocats
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
King of the Grizzlies
Narrator
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
Narrator
Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
Joker, The Amiable Ocelot
Narrator
The Ugly Dachshund
A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
Ida, the Offbeat Eagle
Narrator
Those Calloways
Little Dog Lost
Narrator (voice)
Sammy, the Way-Out Seal
Sancho, the Homing Steer
Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
Narrator (voice)
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North
Wonders of the Water Worlds
Narrator
Flash, The Teenage Otter
Jungle Cat
Narrateur
Islands of the Sea
Narrator
Wild Burro of the West
Narrator
Mysteries of the Deep
Narrator
Sleeping Beauty
Seven Cities of Antarctica
Narrator
Rusty and the Falcon
The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle
White Wilderness
Narrator
Ama Girls
Narrator
Wales
Narrator
Perri
Narrator
The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades
Narrator
The Blue Men of Morocco
Narrator (voice)
Samoa
Narrator
Disneyland: U.S.A.
Secrets of Life
Narrator
Sardinia
Narrator (voice)
Men Against the Arctic
Narrator
The African Lion
Narrator
The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
Self
Music Land
Siam
Narrator
Operation Undersea
Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Vanishing Prairie
Narrator
Ben and Me
The Living Desert
Narrator
The Alaskan Eskimo
Narrator
Bear Country
Narrator
Peter Pan
Water Birds
Narrator
The Olympic Elk
Narrator
Alice in Wonderland
Nature's Half Acre
Narrator
Operation Wonderland
Self
Hold That Pose
Commentator(uncredited)
Beaver Valley
Narrator (voice)
Cinderella
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Wind in the Willows
Seal Island
Narrator
The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
The Amazon Awakens
Self (Narrator)
The Last Days of Pompeii
Marcellus (uncredited)