Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-10-08 (114 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

Acting

1975

Merveilles de la nature as Narrator (voice)

1970

King of the Grizzlies as Narrator

1968

Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua as Narrator

1965

Ida, the Offbeat Eagle as Narrator

1963

Little Dog Lost as Narrator (voice)

1961

Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote as Narrator (voice)

Flash, The Teenage Otter

Wonders of the Water Worlds as Narrator

1960

Islands of the Sea as Narrator

Wild Burro of the West as Narrator

Jungle Cat as Narrateur

1959

Mysteries of the Deep as Narrator

1958

Wales as Narrator

Ama Girls as Narrator

Seven Cities of Antarctica as Narrator

White Wilderness as Narrator

1957

Perri as Narrator

The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades as Narrator

The Blue Men of Morocco as Narrator (voice)

1956

Secrets of Life as Narrator

Sardinia as Narrator (voice)

Samoa as Narrator

Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo

1955

The African Lion as Narrator

Men Against the Arctic as Narrator

The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland as Self

1954

Operation Undersea as Self

The Vanishing Prairie as Narrator

Siam as Narrator

1953

Bear Country as Narrator

The Alaskan Eskimo as Narrator

The Living Desert as Narrator

1952

The Olympic Elk as Narrator

Water Birds as Narrator

1951

Nature's Half Acre as Narrator

Operation Wonderland as Self

1950

Beaver Valley as Narrator

Hold That Pose as Commentator(uncredited)

1948

Seal Island as Narrator

1944

The Amazon Awakens as Self (Narrator)

1935

The Last Days of Pompeii as Marcellus (uncredited)

Production

1974

The Island at the Top of the World as Producer

The Bears and I as Producer

The Castaway Cowboy as Producer

1973

One Little Indian as Producer

1972

Napoleon and Samantha as Producer

1970

The Aristocats as Producer

King of the Grizzlies as Producer

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant as Producer

1968

Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua as Co-Producer

The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit as Producer

1966

The Ugly Dachshund as Co-Producer

1965

Those Calloways as Co-Producer

A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood as Co-Producer

1963

Little Dog Lost as Co-Producer

1962

Sancho, the Homing Steer as Producer

Sammy, the Way-Out Seal as Co-Producer

1961

Wonders of the Water Worlds as Producer

Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote as Producer

1960

Wild Burro of the West as Producer

1958

The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle as Producer

Rusty and the Falcon as Producer

1957

Perri as Producer

Writing

2019

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil as Characters

1968

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day as Story

1967

Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar as Story

1965

A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood as Story

1962

Sancho, the Homing Steer as Lyricist

1961

Nikki, Wild Dog of the North as Writer

1959

Sleeping Beauty as Story

1958

Rusty and the Falcon as Lyricist

Rusty and the Falcon as Teleplay

1957

Perri as Writer

The Blue Men of Morocco as Writer

1956

Disneyland: U.S.A. as Writer

Sardinia as Writer

1955

Men Against the Arctic as Writer

Music Land as Writer

1954

Operation Undersea as Writer

Siam as Writer

1953

The Living Desert as Screenplay

Peter Pan as Story

The Alaskan Eskimo as Writer

Ben and Me as Adaptation

1952

The Olympic Elk as Writer

Water Birds as Screenplay

1951

Alice in Wonderland as Story

1950

Cinderella as Story

1949

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as Writer

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad as Story

The Wind in the Willows as Story

1948

The Legend of Johnny Appleseed as Story

Directing

1972

Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon as Director

1967

Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar as Director

1958

Seven Cities of Antarctica as Director

1956

A Trip Through Adventureland/Water Birds as Director

Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo as Director

1955

Men Against the Arctic as Director

A Progress Report/Nature's Half Acre as Director

Behind the True-Life Cameras/The Olympic Elk as Director

1954

Operation Undersea as Director

Cameras in Africa/Beaver Valley as Director

The Wonderful World of Disney as Director

Crew

1951

Nature's Half Acre as Script