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Elizabeth Swados

Composer, Actor, Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Born February 5, 1951Died January 5, 2016 (64 years)
Elizabeth Swados was an American writer, composer, musician, and theatre director. Swados received Tony Award nominations for Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Choreography. She was nominated for Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Director of a Musical, Outstanding Lyrics, and Outstanding Music, and won an Obie Award for her direction of 'Runaways' in 1978. In 1980, the Hobart and William Smith Colleges awarded her an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters.

Known For

  • My Depression
  • Alice at the Palace
  • The Animal Alphabet

Filmography

1998
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole · as Original Music Composer
1998
1994
Under Heat · as Composer
1987
1986
A Year in the Life (1986) (TV Series) · as Composer
1986
Seize the Day · as Original Music Composer
1986
The Cosmic Eye · as Original Music Composer
1985
The Animal Alphabet · as Composer
1984
The Killing Floor · as Original Music Composer
1984
The Killing Floor · as Composer
1982
1981
Four Friends · as Original Music Composer
1980
American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Composer
1980
1980
1980
1979
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) · as Composer
1979
1971
Great Performances (TV Series) · as Composer
1954
Camera Three (TV Series) · as Composer

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