Winston Hibler
October 8, 1910 (114 years old) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Credits
- 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
- 1965 · Ida, the Offbeat Eagle as Narrator
- 1963 · Little Dog Lost as Narrator (voice)
- 1961 · Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote as Narrator (voice)
- 1961 · Wonders of the Water Worlds as Narrator
- 1961 · Flash, The Teenage Otter as
- 1960 · Jungle Cat as Narrateur
- 1960 · Islands of the Sea as Narrator
- 1960 · Wild Burro of the West as Narrator
- 1959 · Mysteries of the Deep as Narrator
- 1958 · Seven Cities of Antarctica as Narrator
- 1958 · White Wilderness as Narrator
- 1958 · Ama Girls as Narrator
- 1958 · Wales as Narrator
- 1957 · Perri as Narrator
- 1957 · The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades as Narrator
- 1957 · The Blue Men of Morocco as Narrator (voice)
- 1956 · Samoa as Narrator
- 1956 · Secrets of Life as Narrator
- 1956 · Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo as
- 1956 · Sardinia as Narrator (voice)
- 1955 · Men Against the Arctic as Narrator
- 1955 · The African Lion as Narrator
- 1955 · The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland as Self
- 1954 · Siam as Narrator
- 1954 · Operation Undersea as Self
- 1954 · The Vanishing Prairie as Narrator
- 1953 · The Living Desert as Narrator
- 1953 · The Alaskan Eskimo as Narrator
- 1953 · Bear Country as Narrator
- 1952 · Water Birds as Narrator
- 1952 · The Olympic Elk as Narrator
- 1951 · Nature's Half Acre as Narrator
- 1951 · Operation Wonderland as Self
- 1950 · Hold That Pose as Commentator(uncredited)
- 1950 · Beaver Valley as Narrator
- 1948 · Seal Island as Narrator
- 1944 · The Amazon Awakens as Self (Narrator)
- 1935 · The Last Days of Pompeii as Marcellus (uncredited)