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.
| Known For | Writing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.005 |
| Birthday | 1910-10-08 |
| Place of Birth | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Also Known As |
1958
Wales
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Wales prides herself in her wealth of natural resources, foundries, mills, and factories. Beyond this modern facade lies another treasure—a rich histo...
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Wales
1968
Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
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A recently orphaned boy living in Mexico has one item that would link him to family, an old letter from an uncle with an address in Tucson, AZ. He set...
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Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
1960
Islands of the Sea
7/6
This short covers some of the wildlife (predominently birds) on four islands-the Galapagos, Guadelupe, Falklands and an island in the Midway chain. Wh...
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Islands of the Sea
1970
King of the Grizzlies
6/5
Moki, a Cree Indian, is made foreman of a sprawling cattle ranch owned by his former army commander. But he carries with him through life the lore of...
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King of the Grizzlies
1935
The Last Days of Pompeii
5.6/22
In this action-filled spectacle set in ancient Pompeii, a blacksmith becomes a Roman gladiator, though his rise to wealth and power is jeopardized by...
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The Last Days of Pompeii
1948
Seal Island
7.2/10
Seal Island is a 1948 American documentary film directed by James Algar. It won an Academy Award in 1949 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).
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Seal Island
1950
Beaver Valley
6.7/14
Produced by Walt Disney as part of the "True-Life Adventures" series of nature documentaries (1948–60). The film depicts a young male beaver who must...
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Beaver Valley
1955
The African Lion
7/35
Part of Disney's True-Life Adventures series, this film focuses on the lives of lions in Africa.
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The African Lion
1953
Bear Country
7.5/11
Bear Country is a 1953 American short documentary film directed by James Algar. It won an Academy Award at the 26th Academy Awards in 1954 for Best Sh...
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Bear Country
1956
Secrets of Life
7/17
A feature-length documentary showing the changing world of nature, the sky, the sea, the sun, planets, insects and volcanic action. A story of nature'...
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Secrets of Life
1957
Perri
6.4/24
This True Life Fantasy follows and shows how the life of a female squirrel, Perri, in the forest is filled with danger and fraught with peril. When no...
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Perri
1955
Men Against the Arctic
6.25/8
This Academy Award winning short subject documentary follows the United States Coast Guard icebreaker ships Eastwind and Westwind for four months as t...
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Men Against the Arctic
1957
The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades
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A look at the people that shot the footage for Disney's True-Life Adventures.
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The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades
1954
Operation Undersea
2/1
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Operation Undersea
1954
The Vanishing Prairie
7.1/32
Story of the American Prairie as it was when vast herds of bison and elk grazed.
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The Vanishing Prairie
1954
Siam
5.7/3
Part of the Walt Disney "People and Places" series visiting Siam.
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Siam
1958
Ama Girls
6.5/6
Oscar winning documentary short from 1958
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Ama Girls
1953
The Alaskan Eskimo
6.7/6
Oscar Winning short documentary
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The Alaskan Eskimo
1959
Mysteries of the Deep
6.3/6
Mysteries of the Deep is a 1959 Disney nature documentary short film. Though not an official True-Life Adventures film, it did accompany the release o...
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Mysteries of the Deep
1958
Seven Cities of Antarctica
7.5/2
In 1955 Operation "Deep Freeze" began. This film tells the story of its purpose - the establishment by the United States Navy of seven bases in Antarc...
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Seven Cities of Antarctica
1960
Wild Burro of the West
0/0
Dusty is a small burro living a quiet life with her elderly master, a farmer in Mexico, until two men sneak onto the farm and steal her. They use the...
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Wild Burro of the West
1944
The Amazon Awakens
2/2
A short film made for the U.S. Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs about the history of the Amazon basin.
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The Amazon Awakens
1963
Little Dog Lost
6/1
The story of Candy, a little Welsh Corgi, who's raised by his family from a little puppy. But when he's grown up, he gets lost, has adventures, and le...
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Little Dog Lost
1950
Hold That Pose
6.5/25
Goofy is tired and bored. He needs a hobby and decides to pursue photography. Wildlife is an excellent choice for photography so Goofy decides to take...
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Hold That Pose
1961
Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
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A witness to his mother’s death at the hand of a man, the coyote, Chico, has learned to hate and fear him. Taken into captivity and exhibited in a sma...
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Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
1960
Jungle Cat
7.3/21
This final True-Life Adventure would also appear to be one of the best, as we go into the South American jungle to observe the jaguar. Jungle Cat is m...
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Jungle Cat
1961
Flash, The Teenage Otter
7/2
Created for Walt Disney Presents television series then expanded by popular demand into a full feature, Flash, the Teenage Otter follows one of Disney...
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Flash, The Teenage Otter
1975
The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
6.6/7
Animals of all kinds are filmed in different moments of habitat.
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The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
1956
Sardinia
0/0
A train ride takes the audience through the rugged countryside to see the Sardinian people of today. Their independence and self-reliance is emphasize...
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Sardinia
1957
The Blue Men of Morocco
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The movie presents a mysterious and enigmatic world, a place where more than 40,000 — no one knows precisely how many — descendants of Arab conquerors...
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The Blue Men of Morocco
1955
The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
7.8/6
With the grand opening of Disneyland just a matter of days away, Walt Disney brings us an update on the construction of the new magic kingdom. Winston...
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The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
1951
Nature's Half Acre
6.8/12
The strange and wonderful world that lies beneath our feet, under leaf, log and rock, peopled by millions of weird and fascinating creatures. Released...
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Nature's Half Acre
1958
White Wilderness
4.4/11
A fabulous new adventure in exciting entertainment.
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White Wilderness
1953
The Living Desert
7.1/60
Although first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving rocks, spitting mud pots, gorgeous flowers and the...
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The Living Desert
1961
Wonders of the Water Worlds
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This tracks the course of a body of water (from brook to lake to sea, etc.) and features the lives of animals that inhabit in or near it.
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Wonders of the Water Worlds
1952
The Olympic Elk
7.8/9
Join the majestic Olympic elk as they traverse the alpine path from their winter home in the lowland shadow of Washington's Mount Olympus, to the fert...
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The Olympic Elk
1951
Operation Wonderland
7.3/3
1951 behind the scenes featurette of the Walt Disney animated classic.
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Operation Wonderland
1952
Water Birds
6.7/14
Water Birds is a 1952 short documentary film directed by Ben Sharpsteen. The film delves into the still waters of lagoons and marshes to the wild blue...
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Water Birds
1965
Ida, the Offbeat Eagle
0/0
After falling out of her nest, a young eagle is rescued by a rancher, and she in turn, rescues him.
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Ida, the Offbeat Eagle
1956
Samoa
6.5/2
One of Disney's "People and Places" series looking at the Polynesian kingdom of Samoa.
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Samoa
1956
Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo
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The story of life in the Arctic climate of Lapland. The country is largely made up of nomadic tribes who follow the reindeer herds, spending their win...
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