Winston Hibler

Personal Info

Birthday

October 8, 1910

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

The Living Desert

The Last Days of Pompeii

Beaver Valley

Perri

Water Birds

Jungle Cat

Secrets of Life

The Olympic Elk

Filmography

1975
The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
as Narrator (voice)
1970
King of the Grizzlies
as Narrator
1968
Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
as Narrator
1966
Joker, The Amiable Ocelot
as Narrator
1965
Ida, the Offbeat Eagle
as Narrator
1963
Little Dog Lost
as Narrator (voice)
1961
Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
as Narrator (voice)
Wonders of the Water Worlds
as Narrator
1960
Jungle Cat
as Narrateur
Islands of the Sea
as Narrator
Wild Burro of the West
as Narrator
1959
Mysteries of the Deep
as Narrator
1958
Seven Cities of Antarctica
as Narrator
White Wilderness
as Narrator
Ama Girls
as Narrator
Wales
as Narrator
1957
Perri
as Narrator
The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades
as Narrator
The Blue Men of Morocco
as Narrator (voice)
1956
Samoa
as Narrator
Secrets of Life
as Narrator
Sardinia
as Narrator (voice)
1955
Men Against the Arctic
as Narrator
The African Lion
as Narrator
The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
as Self
1954
Siam
as Narrator
Operation Undersea
as Self
The Vanishing Prairie
as Narrator
1953
The Living Desert
as Narrator
The Alaskan Eskimo
as Narrator
Bear Country
as Narrator
1952
Water Birds
as Narrator
The Olympic Elk
as Narrator
1951
Nature's Half Acre
as Narrator
Operation Wonderland
as Self
1950
Hold That Pose
as Commentator(uncredited)
Beaver Valley
as Narrator (voice)
1948
Seal Island
as Narrator
1944
The Amazon Awakens
as Self (Narrator)
1935
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Marcellus (uncredited)