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.
The Living Desert
as NarratorAlthough first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness...
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The Vanishing Prairie
as NarratorStory of the American Prairie as it was when vast herds of bison and elk grazed.
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King of the Grizzlies
as NarratorMoki, a Cree Indian, is made foreman of a sprawling cattle ranch owned by his former army...
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Jungle Cat
as NarrateurThis final True-Life Adventure would also appear to be one of the best, as we go into the South...
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Nature's Half Acre
as NarratorThe strange and wonderful world that lies beneath our feet, under leaf, log and rock, peopled by...
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The African Lion
as NarratorPart of Disney's True-Life Adventures series, this film focuses on the lives of lions in Africa.
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Perri
as NarratorThis True Life Fantasy follows and shows how the life of a female squirrel, Perri, in the forest...
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Water Birds
as NarratorWater Birds is a 1952 short documentary film directed by Ben Sharpsteen. The film delves into...
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The Last Days of Pompeii
as Marcellus (uncredited)In this action-filled spectacle set in ancient Pompeii, a blacksmith becomes a Roman gladiator,...
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Hold That Pose
as Commentator(uncredited)Goofy is tired and bored. He needs a hobby and decides to pursue photography. Wildlife is an...
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White Wilderness
as NarratorA fabulous new adventure in exciting entertainment.
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The Olympic Elk
as NarratorJoin the majestic Olympic elk as they traverse the alpine path from their winter home in the...
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Secrets of Life
as NarratorA feature-length documentary showing the changing world of nature, the sky, the sea, the sun,...
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Seal Island
as NarratorSeal Island is a 1948 American documentary film directed by James Algar. It won an Academy Award...
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Beaver Valley
as NarratorProduced by Walt Disney as part of the "True-Life Adventures" series of nature documentaries...
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Islands of the Sea
as NarratorThis short covers some of the wildlife (predominently birds) on four islands-the Galapagos,...
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Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
as NarratorA recently orphaned boy living in Mexico has one item that would link him to family, an old...
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Mysteries of the Deep
as NarratorMysteries of the Deep is a 1959 Disney nature documentary short film. Though not an official...
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The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
as Narrator (voice)Animals of all kinds are filmed in different moments of habitat.
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Bear Country
as NarratorBear Country is a 1953 American short documentary film directed by James Algar. It won an...
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Operation Wonderland
as Self1951 behind the scenes featurette of the Walt Disney animated classic.
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Siam
as NarratorPart of the Walt Disney "People and Places" series visiting Siam.
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The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
as SelfWith the grand opening of Disneyland just a matter of days away, Walt Disney brings us an update...
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Sardinia
as Narrator (voice)A train ride takes the audience through the rugged countryside to see the Sardinian people of...
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The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades
as NarratorA look at the people that shot the footage for Disney's True-Life Adventures.
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Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote
as Narrator (voice)A witness to his mother’s death at the hand of a man, the coyote, Chico, has learned to hate and...
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The Blue Men of Morocco
as Narrator (voice)The movie presents a mysterious and enigmatic world, a place where more than 40,000 — no one...
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Men Against the Arctic
as NarratorThis Academy Award winning short subject documentary follows the United States Coast Guard...
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Seven Cities of Antarctica
as NarratorIn 1955 Operation "Deep Freeze" began. This film tells the story of its purpose - the...
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Wild Burro of the West
as NarratorDusty is a small burro living a quiet life with her elderly master, a farmer in Mexico, until...
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The Amazon Awakens
as Self (Narrator)A short film made for the U.S. Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs about the history of the...
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Samoa
as NarratorOne of Disney's "People and Places" series looking at the Polynesian kingdom of Samoa.
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Little Dog Lost
as Narrator (voice)The story of Candy, a little Welsh Corgi, who's raised by his family from a little puppy. But...
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Wales
as NarratorWales prides herself in her wealth of natural resources, foundries, mills, and factories. Beyond...
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Ida, the Offbeat Eagle
as NarratorAfter falling out of her nest, a young eagle is rescued by a rancher, and she in turn, rescues him.
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Flash, The Teenage Otter
as uncreditedCreated for Walt Disney Presents television series then expanded by popular demand into a full...
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Wonders of the Water Worlds
as NarratorThis tracks the course of a body of water (from brook to lake to sea, etc.) and features the...
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Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo
as uncreditedThe story of life in the Arctic climate of Lapland. The country is largely made up of nomadic...
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