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Harold Swanton(1915-1997)

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Harold Swanton was born on 16 April 1915 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was a writer, known for The Alcoa Hour (1955), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and Buckskin (1958). He died on 18 November 1997 in Northridge, California, USA.
BornApril 16, 1915
DiedNovember 18, 1997(82)
BornApril 16, 1915
DiedNovember 18, 1997(82)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

The Alcoa Hour (1955)
The Alcoa Hour
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
8.5
TV Series
  • Writer
Buckskin (1958)
Buckskin
7.5
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    7.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay (segment "Bang! You're Dead")
    • 1985
  • The Chisholms (1979)
    The Chisholms
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1980
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1978
  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    Little House on the Prairie
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1974–1977
  • Glenn Ford, Elizabeth Cheshire, Julie Harris, and Lance Kerwin in The Family Holvak (1975)
    The Family Holvak
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1975
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1967–1973
  • Hec Ramsey (1972)
    Hec Ramsey
    7.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1973
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1971
  • Rascal (1969)
    Rascal
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1969
  • Doris Day in The Ballad of Josie (1967)
    The Ballad of Josie
    5.7
    • written by
    • 1967
  • Stuart Whitman in Cimarron Strip (1967)
    Cimarron Strip
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1967
  • Mosby's Marauders (1967)
    Mosby's Marauders
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • The Rounders (1966)
    The Rounders
    6.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1966
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • 1964–1966
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1962–1966

Additional Crew

  • Wide Country (1962)
    Wide Country
    8.0
    TV Series
    • story consultant
    • 1962–1963

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 16, 1915
    • Berkeley, California, USA
  • Died
    • November 18, 1997
    • Northridge, California, USA

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