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Howard Swift(1912-1983)

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  • Animation Department
  • Writer
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Howard Swift was born on 29 August 1912 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He was a writer, known for Dumbo (1941), Fantasia (1940) and It's the Wolf (1969). He was married to Virginia "Ginny" Swift. He died on 13 January 1983 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 29, 1912
DiedJanuary 13, 1983(70)
BornAugust 29, 1912
DiedJanuary 13, 1983(70)
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Known for

Mel Blanc, Edward Brophy, Cliff Edwards, Verna Felton, Noreen Gammill, Dorothy Scott, Sarah Selby, and Margaret Wright in Dumbo (1941)
Dumbo
7.2
  • Animation Department
  • 1941
Fantasia (1940)
Fantasia
7.7
  • Animation Department(segment "Dance of the Hours")
  • 1940
It's the Wolf (1969)
It's the Wolf
6.8
TV Series
  • Art Department
Super Friends (1973)
Super Friends
7.2
TV Series
  • Art Department

Credits

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Art Department

  • The Kwicky Koala Show (1981)
    The Kwicky Koala Show
    6.5
    TV Series
    • story director
    • 1981
  • The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show (1980)
    The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show
    6.3
    TV Series
    • story director
    • 1980–1981
  • Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1982)
    Ri¢hie Ri¢h
    6.0
    TV Series
    • story director
    • 1980
  • Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1977)
    Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels
    6.4
    TV Series
    • story director
    • 1977–1980
  • The Super Globetrotters (1979)
    The Super Globetrotters
    5.9
    TV Series
    • story director
    • 1979
  • Dinky Dog (1978)
    Dinky Dog
    5.9
    TV Series
    • story director
    • 1978
  • Yogi's Space Race (1978)
    Yogi's Space Race
    6.1
    TV Series
    • story director
    • 1978
  • The All-New Popeye Hour (1978)
    The All-New Popeye Hour
    7.0
    TV Series
    • story director (1978-1981)
    • 1978–1984
  • Scooby's All Stars (1977)
    Scooby's All Stars
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story director
    • 1977
  • Super Friends (1973)
    Super Friends
    7.2
    TV Series
    • story director
    • 1973–1977
  • Valley of the Dinosaurs (1974)
    Valley of the Dinosaurs
    6.6
    TV Series
    • storyboard editor
    • 1974
  • Nicole Jaffe, Casey Kasem, Don Messick, Heather North, and Frank Welker in The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972)
    The New Scooby-Doo Movies
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story director
    • 1972–1973
  • Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972)
    Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story director
    • 1973
  • The Funky Phantom (1971)
    The Funky Phantom
    6.5
    TV Series
    • story director
    • 1971–1972
  • Josie and the Pussycats (1970)
    Josie and the Pussycats
    6.2
    TV Series
    • story director
    • 1970–1971

Animation Department

  • Lucille Bliss, Danny Goldman, Don Messick, and Alan Oppenheimer in The Smurfs (1981)
    The Smurfs
    7.2
    TV Series
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1981–1983
  • Scooby Goes Hollywood (1979)
    Scooby Goes Hollywood
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • assistant animator (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • The Scooby-Doo Show (1976)
    The Scooby-Doo Show
    7.7
    TV Series
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1976–1978
  • Milton Berle, Paul Lynde, Mickey Rooney, Ethel Merman, Liza Minnelli, Risë Stevens, and Danny Thomas in Journey Back to Oz (1972)
    Journey Back to Oz
    5.7
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Stefanianna Christopherson, Nicole Jaffe, Casey Kasem, Don Messick, Heather North, and Frank Welker in Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969)
    Scooby Doo, Where Are You!
    7.9
    TV Series
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1969–1970
  • Gene Kelly and Bobby Riha in Jack and the Beanstalk (1967)
    Jack and the Beanstalk
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • animator
    • 1967
  • Len Carlson, Bernard Cowan, Peg Dixon, Paul Kligman, and Rickie Sorensen in The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
    The Man Called Flintstone
    6.5
    • assistant animator (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Don Messick, Alan Reed, and Jean Vander Pyl in The Flintstones (1960)
    The Flintstones
    7.5
    TV Series
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Jack Mercer in Popeye the Sailor (1960)
    Popeye the Sailor
    7.1
    TV Series
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Bride and Gloom (1954)
    Bride and Gloom
    6.0
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Casper the Friendly Ghost - Once Upon a Rhyme (1950)
    Casper the Friendly Ghost - Once Upon a Rhyme
    6.6
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Cat-Tastrophy (1949)
    Cat-Tastrophy
    6.2
    Short
    • animator
    • 1949
  • Coo-Coo Bird Dog
    6.4
    Short
    • animator
    • 1949
  • Dave Barry in Topsy Turkey (1948)
    Topsy Turkey
    4.2
    Short
    • animator
    • 1948
  • Boston Beanie (1947)
    Boston Beanie
    7.2
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1947

Writer

  • Marty Ingels in Motormouse and Autocat (1969)
    Motormouse and Autocat
    6.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1969
  • Around the World in 79 Days (1969)
    Around the World in 79 Days
    6.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1969
  • It's the Wolf (1969)
    It's the Wolf
    6.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1969

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 29, 1912
    • Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
  • Died
    • January 13, 1983
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Virginia "Ginny" Swift? - January 13, 1983 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Swift was one of the three animators credited with working on the "Pink Elephants on Parade" segment of the animated feature film "Dumbo" (1941), the memorable hallucination sequence of the film. Swift was working under the animation director Norman Ferguson in this segment.

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