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

Directed

1. Dog, Cat, and Canary (1945) — Director
2. The Case of the Screaming Bishop (1944) — Director
3. Loco Lobo (1947) — Director
4. Leave Us Chase It (1947) — Director
5. Booby Socks (1945) — Director
6. Pickled Puss (1948) — Director
7. Polly Wants a Doctor (1944) — Director
8. Kickapoo Juice (1944) — Director
9. Giddy-Yapping (1944) — Director
10. Kongo-Roo (1946) — Director
11. Unsure Runts (1946) — Director
12. The Schooner the Better (1946) — Director
13. Carnival Courage (1945) — Director
14. Hot Footlights (1945) — Director
15. Mr. Fore by Fore (1944) — Director
16. Fowl Brawl (1947) — Director
17. As the Fly Flies (1944) — Director
18. Polar Playmates (1946) — Director
19. Treasure Jest (1945) — Director
20. Cagey Bird (1946) — Director
21. Big House Blues (1947) — Director
22. Tooth or Consequences (1947) — Director
23. The Disillusioned Bluebird (1944) — Director