Winston Hibler

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.

Crew

The Aristocats

(Producer)

The Living Desert

(Screenplay)

Peter Pan

(Story)

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

(Writer)

Nikki, Wild Dog of the North

(Writer)

Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar

(Director)

Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar

(Story)

King of the Grizzlies

(Producer)

Perri

(Writer)

Perri

(Producer)

Men Against the Arctic

(Director)

Men Against the Arctic

(Writer)

Disneyland: U.S.A.

(Writer)

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

(Story)

The Island at the Top of the World

(Producer)

Music Land

(Writer)

Operation Undersea

(Director)

Operation Undersea

(Writer)

The Alaskan Eskimo

(Writer)

Siam

(Writer)

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

(Story)

The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle

(Producer)

The Wind in the Willows

(Story)

Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua

(Co-Producer)

Those Calloways

(Co-Producer)

The Olympic Elk

(Writer)

One Little Indian

(Producer)

Seven Cities of Antarctica

(Director)

The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit

(Producer)

A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood

(Story)

A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood

(Co-Producer)

Cinderella

(Story)

Alice in Wonderland

(Story)

Napoleon and Samantha

(Producer)

Sancho, the Homing Steer

(Lyricist)

Sancho, the Homing Steer

(Producer)

Little Dog Lost

(Co-Producer)

Ben and Me

(Adaptation)

The Ugly Dachshund

(Co-Producer)

Wild Burro of the West

(Producer)

The Bears and I

(Producer)

Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon

(Director)

Sardinia

(Writer)

The Blue Men of Morocco

(Writer)

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

(Producer)

The Castaway Cowboy

(Producer)

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

(Characters)

The Legend of Johnny Appleseed

(Story)

Nature's Half Acre

(Script)

Water Birds

(Screenplay)

Wonders of the Water Worlds

(Producer)

Sleeping Beauty

(Story)

Sammy, the Way-Out Seal

(Co-Producer)

Cameras in Africa/Beaver Valley

(Director)

A Progress Report/Nature's Half Acre

(Director)

Behind the True-Life Cameras/The Olympic Elk

(Director)

A Trip Through Adventureland/Water Birds

(Director)

Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo

(Director)

Rusty and the Falcon

(Lyricist)

Rusty and the Falcon

(Producer)

Rusty and the Falcon

(Teleplay)

Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote

(Producer)

The Wonderful World of Disney

(Director)