
Writing
Winston Hibler
Writing · Born 1910-10-08 · 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.
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FilmThe Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
1975 · Narrator (voice)
FilmThe Island at the Top of the World
1974 · Producer
FilmThe Castaway Cowboy
1974 · Producer
FilmThe Bears and I
1974 · Producer
FilmOne Little Indian
1973 · Producer
FilmChandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
1972 · Director
FilmNapoleon and Samantha
1972 · Producer
FilmLefty, the Dingaling Lynx
1971 · Director
FilmThe Aristocats
1970 · Producer
FilmThe Boy Who Stole the Elephant
1970 · Producer
FilmKing of the Grizzlies
1970 · Narrator
FilmWinnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
1968 · Story
FilmThe Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
1968 · Producer
FilmCharlie, the Lonesome Cougar
1967 · Director
FilmThe Ugly Dachshund
1966 · Co-Producer
FilmA Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
1965 · Co-Producer
FilmIda, the Offbeat Eagle
1965 · Narrator
FilmThose Calloways
1964 · Co-Producer
FilmLittle Dog Lost
1963 · Narrator (voice)
FilmSammy, the Way-Out Seal
1962 · Co-Producer
FilmNikki, Wild Dog of the North
1961 · Writer
FilmFlash, The Teenage Otter
1961
FilmJungle Cat
1960 · Narrateur
FilmIslands of the Sea
1960 · Narrator
FilmMysteries of the Deep
1959 · Narrator
FilmSleeping Beauty
1959 · Story
FilmSeven Cities of Antarctica
1958 · Narrator
FilmWhite Wilderness
1958 · Narrator
FilmAma Girls
1958 · Narrator
FilmPerri
1957 · Narrator
FilmSamoa
1956 · Narrator
FilmDisneyland: U.S.A.
1956 · Writer
FilmSecrets of Life
1956 · Narrator
FilmMen Against the Arctic
1955 · Narrator
FilmThe African Lion
1955 · Narrator
FilmThe Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
1955 · Self
FilmMusic Land
1955 · Writer
FilmSiam
1954 · Narrator
FilmOperation Undersea
1954 · Self

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Director
FilmThe Vanishing Prairie
1954 · Narrator
FilmBen and Me
1953 · Adaptation
FilmThe Living Desert
1953 · Narrator
FilmThe Alaskan Eskimo
1953 · Narrator
FilmBear Country
1953 · Narrator
FilmPeter Pan
1953 · Story
FilmWater Birds
1952 · Narrator
FilmThe Olympic Elk
1952 · Narrator
FilmAlice in Wonderland
1951 · Story
FilmNature's Half Acre
1951 · Narrator
FilmOperation Wonderland
1951 · Self
FilmHold That Pose
1950 · Commentator(uncredited)
FilmBeaver Valley
1950 · Narrator (voice)
FilmCinderella
1950 · Story
FilmThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1949 · Writer
FilmThe Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949 · Story
FilmThe Wind in the Willows
1949 · Story
FilmSeal Island
1948 · Narrator
FilmThe Legend of Johnny Appleseed
1948 · Story
FilmThe Amazon Awakens
1944 · Self (Narrator)
FilmThe Last Days of Pompeii
1935 · Marcellus (uncredited)