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Winston Hibler

Known for: Writing

Biography: 1910-10-08

Deathday: 1976-08-08 (65 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 88

Movies 87

Narrator 29

Producer 19

Writer 12

Director 10

self 6

TV Shows 1

Characters

Winston Hibler

Biography

Filmography

all 88

Movies 87

Narrator 29

Producer 19

Writer 12

Director 10

self 6

TV Shows 1

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (1975)

The Island at the Top of the World (1974)

The Castaway Cowboy (1974)

The Bears and I (1974)

One Little Indian (1973)

Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon (1972)

The Nashville Coyote (1972)

Napoleon and Samantha (1972)

The Aristocats (1970)

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970)

King of the Grizzlies (1970)

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)

The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)

Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua (1968)

Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar (1967)

The Ugly Dachshund (1966)

A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood (1965)

Those Calloways (1965)

Ida, the Offbeat Eagle (1965)

Little Dog Lost (1963)

Sammy, the Way-Out Seal (1962)

Sancho, the Homing Steer (1962)

Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote (1961)

Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (1961)

Wonders of the Water Worlds (1961)

Flash, The Teenage Otter (1961)

The Hound That Thought He Was a Raccoon (1960)

Jungle Cat (1960)

Islands of the Sea (1960)

Wild Burro of the West (1960)

Mysteries of the Deep (1959)

Nature's Strangest Creatures (1959)

Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Seven Cities of Antarctica (1958)

Rusty and the Falcon (1958)

The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle (1958)

White Wilderness (1958)

Ama Girls (1958)

Wales (1958)

Four Fabulous Characters (1957)

Perri (1957)

Lapland (1957)

The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades (1957)

The Blue Men of Morocco (1957)

Samoa (1956)

Disneyland: U.S.A. (1956)

Secrets of Life (1956)

Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo (1956)

The Great Cat Family (1956)

Sardinia (1956)

A Trip Through Adventureland/Water Birds (1956)

Men Against the Arctic (1955)

Jiminy Cricket Presents Bongo (1955)

Behind the True-Life Cameras/The Olympic Elk (1955)

The African Lion (1955)

The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland (1955)

Music Land (1955)

A Progress Report/Nature's Half Acre (1955)

Monsters of the Deep (1955)

Cameras in Africa/Beaver Valley (1954)

Siam (1954)

Operation Undersea (1954)

The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)

The Vanishing Prairie (1954)

Ben and Me (1953)

The Living Desert (1953)

Prowlers of the Everglades (1953)

The Alaskan Eskimo (1953)

Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1910-10-08

Deathday
1976-08-08 (65 years old)

Birth Name
Winston Murray Hunt Hibler

Birth Place
Harrisburg, United States

Citizenships
United States

Awards
Disney Legends