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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.

Acting (42 movies)

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Wales

1958

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Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua

1968

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Islands of the Sea

1960

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King of the Grizzlies

1970

5.6

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935

7.3

Seal Island

1948

6.8

Beaver Valley

1950

7.0

The African Lion

1955

7.4

Bear Country

1953

6.5

Perri

1957

7.1

Secrets of Life

1956

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Men Against the Arctic

1955

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The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades

1957

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Operation Undersea

1954

7.2

The Vanishing Prairie

1954

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Siam

1954

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Ama Girls

1958

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Mysteries of the Deep

1959

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The Alaskan Eskimo

1953

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Seven Cities of Antarctica

1958

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Wild Burro of the West

1960

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The Amazon Awakens

1944

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Little Dog Lost

1963

6.6

Hold That Pose

1950

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Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote

1961

7.3

Jungle Cat

1960

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Flash, The Teenage Otter

1961

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The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures

1975

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Sardinia

1956

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The Blue Men of Morocco

1957

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The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland

1955

7.2

Nature's Half Acre

1951

7.1

The Living Desert

1953

4.4

White Wilderness

1958

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Operation Wonderland

1951

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The Olympic Elk

1952

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Wonders of the Water Worlds

1961

6.8

Water Birds

1952

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Ida, the Offbeat Eagle

1965

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Samoa

1956

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Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo

1956

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Joker, The Amiable Ocelot

1966

Directing (12 movies)

5.7

Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar

1967

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Men Against the Arctic

1955

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Operation Undersea

1954

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Seven Cities of Antarctica

1958

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Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon

1972

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Cameras in Africa/Beaver Valley

1954

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A Progress Report/Nature's Half Acre

1955

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Behind the True-Life Cameras/The Olympic Elk

1955

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A Trip Through Adventureland/Water Birds

1956

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Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo

1956

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Lefty, the Dingaling Lynx

1971

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The Nashville Coyote

1972

Title	Year	Job
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow	1949	Writer
The Olympic Elk	1952	Writer
Water Birds	1952	Screenplay
The Alaskan Eskimo	1953	Writer
The Living Desert	1953	Screenplay
Operation Undersea	1954	Writer
Siam	1954	Writer
Music Land	1955	Writer
Men Against the Arctic	1955	Writer
Sardinia	1956	Writer
Disneyland: U.S.A.	1956	Writer
The Blue Men of Morocco	1957	Writer
Perri	1957	Writer
Perri	1957	Producer
The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle	1958	Producer
Rusty and the Falcon	1958	Producer
Wild Burro of the West	1960	Producer
Wonders of the Water Worlds	1961	Producer
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North	1961	Writer
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North	1961	Producer
Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote	1961	Producer
Sancho, the Homing Steer	1962	Producer
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit	1968	Producer
King of the Grizzlies	1970	Producer
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant	1970	Producer
The Aristocats	1970	Producer
Napoleon and Samantha	1972	Producer
One Little Indian	1973	Producer
The Bears and I	1974	Producer
The Castaway Cowboy	1974	Producer
The Island at the Top of the World	1974	Producer