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.
Known For
Top 40 Movies
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935
Perri
1957
Mysteries of the Deep
1959
Jungle Cat
1960
Operation Undersea
1954
The Olympic Elk
1952
Siam
1954
Sardinia
1956
Samoa
1956
Water Birds
1952
Secrets of Life
1956
The Living Desert
1953
Hold That Pose
1950
Ama Girls
1958
Beaver Valley
1950
Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
1961
The Vanishing Prairie
1954
The Blue Men of Morocco
1957
King of the Grizzlies
1970
Wild Burro of the West
1960
Little Dog Lost
1963
Flash, The Teenage Otter
1961
The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
1955
Seal Island
1948
Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
1968
Bear Country
1953
The Alaskan Eskimo
1953
Islands of the Sea
1960
Seven Cities of Antarctica
1958
The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
1975
Wonders of the Water Worlds
1961
White Wilderness
1958
The African Lion
1955
Joker, The Amiable Ocelot
1966
Wales
1958
Nature's Half Acre
1951
Operation Wonderland
1951
Men Against the Arctic
1955
The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades
1957
The Amazon Awakens
1944