Howard Swift

Born 29 August 1912, Little Rock, Arkansas; died 13 March 1983, Ojai, California.

Born as: Howard Swifty
Also known as: HSw, V. L. Swift
Script: 74 stories
Plot: 74 stories
Subject: 1 story

Stories

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Title	By	As	Kind	Pages	Made in
When The Past Is Past	Howard Swift, De Bernardi	plot, script	Story	8	Disney Studio (foreign market stories)
"Race Daze"	Howard Swift, (no one)	plot, script	Story	10	Disney Studio (foreign market stories)
Invisible Caper	Howard Swift, (no one)	plot, script	Story	16	Disney Studio (foreign market stories)
Double Exposure	Howard Swift, Rowan	plot, script	Story	9	Disney Studio (foreign market stories)
The Case Of The Confused Canine	Howard Swift, (no one)	plot, script	Story	10	Disney Studio (foreign market stories)
Rocky Herd	Howard Swift, Unknown Olivares	plot, script	Story	7	Disney Studio (foreign market stories)
Flight Fright	Howard Swift, Jaime Diaz Studio	plot, script	Story	8	Disney Studio (foreign market stories)
The Bright Idea	Howard Swift, Jaime Diaz Studio	plot, script	Story	9	Disney Studio (foreign market stories)
Non "Scents"	Howard Swift, Jaime Diaz Studio	plot, script	Story	9	Disney Studio (foreign market stories)
Goofy's Goofy Idea	Howard Swift, (no one)	plot, script	Story	8	Disney Studio (foreign market stories)
A Tiny Task	Howard Swift, Jaime Diaz Studio	plot, script	Story	6	Disney Studio (foreign market stories)
Travelin' Bag Blues	Howard Swift, (no one)	plot, script	Story	12	Disney Studio (foreign market stories)
Ye Olde Yankee Traders	Howard Swift, (no one)	plot, script	Story	8	Disney Studio (foreign market stories)
Jelly Bean Scene	Howard Swift, Jaime Diaz Studio	plot, script	Story	<1	Disney Studio (foreign market stories)
Monkey Shines	Howard Swift, Jaime Diaz Studio	plot, script	Story	15	Disney Studio (foreign market stories)

Life and work

Howard's wife Virginia Lee Swift is consistently credited after 1978, so we think that's just a financial thing

Comics. 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.

Animation. 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).

Also. Left the Disney Studios after the big strike in 1941. - Drawing teacher at Chouinard Art School.

Education. Chounard Art School, Los Angeles - Otis Art institute, Los Angeles

Characters most often

Mickey Mouse721976–1984, 1989
Goofy561976–1984
Peg-Leg Pete361977–1984
Minnie Mouse181977–1984, 1989
Clarabelle Cow171977, 1979–1984
Chief O'Hara141977–1980, 1982, 1984
Gyro Gearloose91980, 1982–1984
Pluto51977, 1980–1981, 1984, 1989
Horace Horsecollar51977, 1980, 1983–1984
Morty and Ferdie31980
Super Goof11980
Mortimer11980

Works most with

Jaime Diaz Studio551977–1984, 1989
Steve Steere51977–1978
Owen Fitzgerald51977–1978
Cliff Voorhees31976, 1978, 1980
Unknown Olivares1
Rowan1
De Bernardi1