Howard Swift
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
-
Birthday
1912-08-29
Day of Death
1983-01-13 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Little Rock - Arkansas - USA
Howard Swift
Biography
Walt Disney Studios 1938-1941: Animator 1938-1941 (Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo. - MGM: Animator on Tom & Jerry 1942. - Warner Bros.: Animator 1942 (Bugs Bunny). - Columbia: Director and animator 1942-1949 (Color Rhapsodies, The Fox and the Crow, Li'l Abner, Phantasy Cartoons). - Leader of his own studio 1946-1965 (TV commercials). - Hanna-Barbera Story director 1966-1981 (Penelope Pitstop, The Cattanooga Cats, Motormouse and Autocat, The Harlem Globetrotters, Josie and the Pussycats, Scooby-Doo, Super Friends, Popeye, Dinky Dog, The Kwicky Koala Show).
Editorial Art Syndicate/Sangor Shop: Scripts for various publishers 1940s (e.g. The Fox and the Crow 1945-1948). - Script for the newspaper strip Capt. Knot 1968-1969 (artist unknown). - Disney Studios: Scripts for foreign-market comic-book stories 1970s (Mickey Mouse, Goofy).
Left the Disney Studios after the big strike in 1941. - Drawing teacher at Chouinard Art School. -https://coa.inducks.org/creator.php?c=HSw&redirected=1
Known For
Crew
(2000)
Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers
Story Supervisor
(1953)
The Lost Planet
Animation
(1950)
Atom Man vs. Superman
Animation
(1948)
Pickled Puss
Director
(1948)
Superman
Animation
(1947)
Loco Lobo
Director
(1947)
Leave Us Chase It
Director
(1947)
Fowl Brawl
Director
(1947)
Big House Blues
Director
(1947)
Tooth or Consequences
Director
(1946)
Kongo-Roo
Director
(1946)
Unsure Runts
Director
(1946)
The Schooner the Better
Director
(1946)
Polar Playmates
Director
(1946)
Cagey Bird
Director
(1945)
Booby Socks
Director
(1945)
Dog, Cat, and Canary
Director
(1945)
Carnival Courage
Director
(1945)
Hot Footlights
Director
(1945)
Treasure Jest
Director
(1944)
The Case of the Screaming Bishop
Director
(1944)
Giddy-Yapping
Director
(1944)
Polly Wants a Doctor
Director
(1944)
Kickapoo Juice
Director
(1944)
Mr. Fore by Fore
Director
(1944)
As the Fly Flies
Director
(1944)
The Disillusioned Bluebird
Director