1.3Writing

Winston Hibler

Oct 8, 1910 - 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.

Credits

Cast

Media
Movie1958WalesNarrator
Movie1968Pablo and the Dancing ChihuahuaNarrator
Movie1960Islands of the SeaNarrator
Movie1970King of the GrizzliesNarrator
Movie1935The Last Days of PompeiiMarcellus (uncredited)
Movie1948Seal IslandNarrator
Movie1950Beaver ValleyNarrator (voice)
Movie1955The African LionNarrator
Movie1953Bear CountryNarrator
Movie1956Secrets of LifeNarrator
Movie1957PerriNarrator
Movie1955Men Against the ArcticNarrator
Movie1957The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the EvergladesNarrator
Movie1954Operation UnderseaSelf
Movie1954The Vanishing PrairieNarrator
Movie1954SiamNarrator
Movie1958Ama GirlsNarrator
Movie1953The Alaskan EskimoNarrator
Movie1959Mysteries of the DeepNarrator
Movie1958Seven Cities of AntarcticaNarrator
Movie1960Wild Burro of the WestNarrator
Movie1944The Amazon AwakensSelf (Narrator)
Movie1963Little Dog LostNarrator (voice)
Movie1950Hold That PoseCommentator(uncredited)
Movie1961Chico, the Misunderstood CoyoteNarrator (voice)
Movie1960Jungle CatNarrateur
Movie1961Flash, The Teenage Otter
Movie1975The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life AdventuresNarrator (voice)
Movie1957The Blue Men of MoroccoNarrator (voice)
Movie1956SardiniaNarrator (voice)
Movie1955The Pre-Opening Report from DisneylandSelf
Movie1951Nature's Half AcreNarrator
Movie1958White WildernessNarrator
Movie1953The Living DesertNarrator
Movie1961Wonders of the Water WorldsNarrator
Movie1952The Olympic ElkNarrator
Movie1951Operation WonderlandSelf
Movie1952Water BirdsNarrator
Movie1965Ida, the Offbeat EagleNarrator
Movie1956SamoaNarrator
Movie1956Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo
Movie1966Joker, The Amiable OcelotNarrator

Crew

Media
Movie1970The AristocatsProducerProduction
Movie1953The Living DesertScreenplayWriting
Movie1953Peter PanStoryWriting
Movie1949The Legend of Sleepy HollowWriterWriting
Movie1961Nikki, Wild Dog of the NorthWriterWriting
Movie1967Charlie, the Lonesome CougarDirectorDirecting
Movie1967Charlie, the Lonesome CougarStoryWriting
Movie1970King of the GrizzliesProducerProduction
Movie1957PerriProducerProduction
Movie1957PerriWriterWriting
Movie1955Men Against the ArcticWriterWriting
Movie1955Men Against the ArcticDirectorDirecting
Movie1956Disneyland: U.S.A.WriterWriting
Movie1949The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. ToadStoryWriting
Movie1974The Island at the Top of the WorldProducerProduction
Movie1955Music LandWriterWriting
Movie1954Operation UnderseaWriterWriting
Movie1954Operation UnderseaDirectorDirecting
Movie1953The Alaskan EskimoWriterWriting
Movie1954SiamWriterWriting
Movie1968Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery DayStoryWriting
Movie1958The Pigeon That Worked a MiracleProducerProduction
Movie1949The Wind in the WillowsStoryWriting
Movie1968Pablo and the Dancing ChihuahuaCo-ProducerProduction
Movie1964Those CallowaysCo-ProducerProduction
Movie1952The Olympic ElkWriterWriting
Movie1973One Little IndianProducerProduction
Movie1958Seven Cities of AntarcticaDirectorDirecting
Movie1968The Horse in the Gray Flannel SuitProducerProduction
Movie1965A Country Coyote Goes HollywoodCo-ProducerProduction
Movie1965A Country Coyote Goes HollywoodStoryWriting
Movie1950CinderellaStoryWriting
Movie1951Alice in WonderlandStoryWriting
Movie1972Napoleon and SamanthaProducerProduction
Movie1962Sancho, the Homing SteerLyricistWriting
Movie1962Sancho, the Homing SteerProducerProduction
Movie1963Little Dog LostCo-ProducerProduction
Movie1953Ben and MeAdaptationWriting
Movie1966The Ugly DachshundCo-ProducerProduction
Movie1960Wild Burro of the WestProducerProduction
Movie1974The Bears and IProducerProduction
Movie1972Chandar, the Black Leopard of CeylonDirectorDirecting
Movie1956SardiniaWriterWriting
Movie1957The Blue Men of MoroccoWriterWriting
Movie1970The Boy Who Stole the ElephantProducerProduction
Movie1974The Castaway CowboyProducerProduction
Movie2019Maleficent: Mistress of EvilCharactersWriting
Movie1948The Legend of Johnny AppleseedStoryWriting
Movie1951Nature's Half AcreScriptCrew
Movie1952Water BirdsScreenplayWriting
Movie1961Wonders of the Water WorldsProducerProduction
Movie1959Sleeping BeautyStoryWriting
Movie1962Sammy, the Way-Out SealCo-ProducerProduction
Movie1954Cameras in Africa/Beaver ValleyDirectorDirecting
Movie1955A Progress Report/Nature's Half AcreDirectorDirecting
Movie1955Behind the True-Life Cameras/The Olympic ElkDirectorDirecting
Movie1956A Trip Through Adventureland/Water BirdsDirectorDirecting
Movie1956Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan EskimoDirectorDirecting
Movie1958Rusty and the FalconLyricistWriting
Movie1958Rusty and the FalconProducerProduction
Movie1958Rusty and the FalconTeleplayWriting
Movie1961Chico, the Misunderstood CoyoteProducerProduction
Movie1961Nikki, Wild Dog of the NorthProducerProduction
Movie1971Lefty, the Dingaling LynxDirectorDirecting
Movie1972The Nashville CoyoteDirectorDirecting
TV Show1954The Wonderful World of DisneyDirectorDirecting