Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
October 8, 1910
Died
August 8, 1976 (65 years old)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Winston Hibler
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.
Known For
Acting

Jungle Cat
1960

White Wilderness
1958

Perri
1957

Secrets of Life
1956

The African Lion
1955

The Vanishing Prairie
1954

The Living Desert
1953

Bear Country
1953

Water Birds
1952

Nature's Half Acre
1951

Hold That Pose
1950

Beaver Valley
1950

Seal Island
1948

The Last Days of Pompeii
1935
Writing

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Characters
2019

The Island at the Top of the World
Producer
1974

The Castaway Cowboy
Producer
1974

The Bears and I
Producer
1974

One Little Indian
Producer
1973

Napoleon and Samantha
Producer
1972

The Aristocats
Producer
1970

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Story
1968

The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
Producer
1968

Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
Director, Story
1967

The Ugly Dachshund
Co-Producer
1966

Those Calloways
Co-Producer
1964





