Winston Hibler
Writing
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.
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The Last Days of Pompeii
1935
Jungle Cat
1960
King of the Grizzlies
1970
Wild Burro of the West
1960
Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
1961
Seal Island
1948
Siam
1954
Ama Girls
1958
Little Dog Lost
1963
Bear Country
1953
Flash, The Teenage Otter
1961
The Vanishing Prairie
1954
The Living Desert
1953
Wales
1958
White Wilderness
1958
Mysteries of the Deep
1959
Operation Undersea
1954
Hold That Pose
1950
The Alaskan Eskimo
1953
Secrets of Life
1956
The African Lion
1955
Perri
1957
The Amazon Awakens
1944
Seven Cities of Antarctica
1958
Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
1968
Nature's Half Acre
1951
Ida, the Offbeat Eagle
1965
The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
1975
Islands of the Sea
1960
The Blue Men of Morocco
1957
Beaver Valley
1950
Get the Message
1971
The Olympic Elk
1952
Sardinia
1956
Wonders of the Water Worlds
1961
Water Birds
1952
Samoa
1956
The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
1955
The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades
1957
Operation Wonderland
1951
Joker, The Amiable Ocelot
1966
Men Against the Arctic
1955
On the crew 52
Cinderella
1950
Sleeping Beauty
1959
Peter Pan
1953
Alice in Wonderland
1951
The Aristocats
1970
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949
Napoleon and Samantha
1972
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1949
The Castaway Cowboy
1974
Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
1967
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
1968
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
1970
The Island at the Top of the World
1974
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
1968
King of the Grizzlies
1970
The Bears and I
1974
Wild Burro of the West
1960
Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
1961
Those Calloways
1964
Sammy, the Way-Out Seal
1962
One Little Indian
1973
Siam
1954
Monsters of the Deep
The Wind in the Willows
1949
Ben and Me
1953
Little Dog Lost
1963
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North
1961
Rusty and the Falcon
1958
The Living Desert
1953
Disneyland: U.S.A.
1956
A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
1965
Operation Undersea
1954
The Alaskan Eskimo
1953
Sancho, the Homing Steer
1962
The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
1948
Perri
1957
Seven Cities of Antarctica
1958
Music Land
1955
Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
1968
Nature's Half Acre
1951
The Blue Men of Morocco
1957
The Olympic Elk
1952
Sardinia
1956
Lefty, the Dingaling Lynx
1971
Wonders of the Water Worlds
1961
Water Birds
1952
The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle
1958
Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
1972
Men Against the Arctic
1955
The Nashville Coyote
1972