Winston Hibler was an American screenwriter, director, producer, and narrator associated with Walt Disney Studios.
Hibler was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and was educated at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He initially began his career as an actor before switching to writing. He took up freelance writing for magazines and radio to help supplement his income.
In 1942, Hibler joined Walt Disney Productions as a camera operator. Then later on, he worked as a technical director for the U.S. Army training films. He soon moved to the story department where he contributed to animated features, like Melody Time, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and Sleeping Beauty. As a songwriter, Hibler contributed lyrics with Ted Sears, who wrote songs for some musical films, like "Following the Leader" and "I Wonder".
Hibler also had voice-over roles in documentary films, and some series in True-Life Adventures and People and Places as well the "It's a Small World" attraction soundtrack album.
He died on August 8, 1976 in Burbank. He was posthumously awarded as a Disney Legend in 1992.
Disney Filmography[]
| Year | Film | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Melody Time | Story: "The Legend of Johnny Appleseed" |
| 1948 | Seal Island | Narrator |
| 1949 | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | Story "The Wind in the Willows" "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" |
| 1950 | Cinderella | Story |
| 1950 | In Beaver Valley | Narrator |
| 1951 | Alice in Wonderland | Story |
| 1951 | Operation Wonderland | Himself |
| 1951 | Nature's Half Acre | Writer Narrator |
| 1952 | The Olympic Elk | Writer Narrator |
| 1952 | Water Birds | screenplay Narrator |
| 1953 | Peter Pan | Story Lyrics: "Following the Leader" - uncredited |
| 1953 | The Alaskan Eskimo | Narrator |
| 1953 | The Living Desert | Screenplay Narrator |
| 1953 | Ben and Me | Story Adaptation |
| 1953 | Prowlers of the Everglades | Narrator |
| 1953 | Bear Country | Narrator |
| 1954 | Siam | Writer |
| 1954 | The Vanishing Prairie | Screenplay Narrator |
| 1954-1976 | The Magical World of Disney | Writer Producer Director Narrator |
| 1955 | The African Lion | Writer Narrator |
| 1955 | Men Against the Arctic | Writer Director Narrator |
| 1956 | The Blue Men of Morocco | Writer Narrator |
| 1956 | Sardinia | Writer Narrator |
| 1956 | Disneyland, U.S.A. | Writer Narrator |
| 1956 | Secrets of Life | Narrator |
| 1956 | Samoa | Narrator |
| 1957 | Perri | Director Composer Producer Writer Narrator |
| 1958 | White Wilderness | Narrator |
| 1959 | Sleeping Beauty | Additional story Lyrics: "I Wonder" - uncredited |
| 1959 | Nature's Strangest Creatures | Narrator |
| 1959 | Mysteries of the Deep | Narrator |
| 1960 | Islands of the Sea | Narrator |
| 1960 | Jungle Cat | Narrator |
| 1960 | The Hound That Thought He Was a Raccoon | Producer |
| 1961 | Nikki, Wild Dog of the North | Writer Producer |
| 1962 | Big Red | Co-Producer |
| 1965 | Those Calloways | Co-Producer |
| 1965 | A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood | Story Co-Producer |
| 1966 | The Ugly Dachshund | Co-Producer |
| 1966 | Follow Me, Boys! | Co-Producer |
| 1967 | Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar | Story Co-Producer Director |
| 1968 | Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day | Story Supervisor |
| 1968 | The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit | Producer |
| 1970 | King of the Grizzlies | Producer Narrator |
| 1970 | The Boy Who Stole the Elephant | Producer |
| 1970 | The Aristocats | Producer |
| 1971 | Lefty, the Dingaling Lynx | Director |
| 1972 | Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon | Director |
| 1972 | Napoleon and Samantha | Producer |
| 1973 | One Little Indian | Producer |
| 1974 | The Bears and I | Producer |
| 1974 | The Castaway Cowboy | Producer |
| 1974 | The Island at the Top of the World | Producer |
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