About
Howard Swift
Overview
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
Directing |
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1948 | Pickled Puss | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1947 | Tooth or Consequences | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1947 | Leave Us Chase It | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1947 | Big House Blues | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1947 | Fowl Brawl | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1947 | Loco Lobo | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1946 | Cagey Bird | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1946 | The Schooner the Better | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1946 | Unsure Runts | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1946 | Polar Playmates | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1946 | Kongo-Roo | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1945 | Carnival Courage | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1945 | Treasure Jest | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1945 | Hot Footlights | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1945 | Booby Socks | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1945 | Dog, Cat, and Canary | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1944 | Kickapoo Juice | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1944 | As the Fly Flies | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1944 | The Case of the Screaming Bishop | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1944 | The Disillusioned Bluebird | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1944 | Mr. Fore by Fore | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1944 | Giddy-Yapping | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1944 | Polly Wants a Doctor | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
Writing |
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2000 | Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers | Writing | Story Supervisor | 61 Fair |
Visual Effects |
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1953 | The Lost Planet | Visual Effects | Animation | N/A N/A |
1950 | Atom Man vs. Superman | Visual Effects | Animation | 58 Average |
1948 | Superman | Visual Effects | Animation | 58 Average |