Winston Hibler

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

42

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-10-08

Day of death

1976-08-08 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

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

  • Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua

    Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua

  • The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland

    The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland

  • The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades

    The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades

  • Operation Undersea

    Operation Undersea

  • Water Birds

    Water Birds

  • The Living Desert

    The Living Desert

  • Perri

    Perri

  • Samoa

    Samoa

  • Beaver Valley

    Beaver Valley

  • Sardinia

    Sardinia

  • Ama Girls

    Ama Girls

  • The Last Days of Pompeii

    The Last Days of Pompeii

  • Operation Wonderland

    Operation Wonderland

  • Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo

    Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo

  • The Vanishing Prairie

    The Vanishing Prairie

  • The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures

    The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures

  • Seven Cities of Antarctica

    Seven Cities of Antarctica

  • Hold That Pose

    Hold That Pose

  • Siam

    Siam

  • Nature's Half Acre

    Nature's Half Acre

  • Mysteries of the Deep

    Mysteries of the Deep

  • The Blue Men of Morocco

    The Blue Men of Morocco

  • Wales

    Wales

  • Jungle Cat

    Jungle Cat

  • The Olympic Elk

    The Olympic Elk

  • Joker, The Amiable Ocelot

    Joker, The Amiable Ocelot

  • The African Lion

    The African Lion

  • Secrets of Life

    Secrets of Life

  • Bear Country

    Bear Country

  • The Amazon Awakens

    The Amazon Awakens

  • King of the Grizzlies

    King of the Grizzlies

  • Seal Island

    Seal Island

  • White Wilderness

    White Wilderness

  • Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote

    Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote

  • Islands of the Sea

    Islands of the Sea

  • Men Against the Arctic

    Men Against the Arctic

  • The Alaskan Eskimo

    The Alaskan Eskimo

  • Flash, The Teenage Otter

    Flash, The Teenage Otter

  • Little Dog Lost

    Little Dog Lost

  • Wonders of the Water Worlds

    Wonders of the Water Worlds

  • Ida, the Offbeat Eagle

    Ida, the Offbeat Eagle

  • Wild Burro of the West

    Wild Burro of the West