Winston Hibler

Born: 1910-10-08, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Died: 1976-08-08

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

• Jungle Cat (1960)
• Wales (1958)
• Ama Girls (1958)
• King of the Grizzlies (1970)
• Perri (1957)
• The Living Desert (1953)
• Siam (1954)
• Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote (1961)
• Sardinia (1956)
• White Wilderness (1958)
• The Olympic Elk (1952)
• Secrets of Life (1956)
• Bear Country (1953)
• Seal Island (1948)
• Water Birds (1952)
• Mysteries of the Deep (1959)
• The African Lion (1955)
• Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar (1967)
• Beaver Valley (1950)
• Hold That Pose (1950)
• Flash, The Teenage Otter (1961)
• The Vanishing Prairie (1954)
• The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
• Wild Burro of the West (1960)
• The Alaskan Eskimo (1953)
• Operation Undersea (1954)
• Islands of the Sea (1960)
• The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (1975)
• Lefty, the Dingaling Lynx (1971)
• Nature's Half Acre (1951)