Elizabeth Swados
Writing
Born February 5, 1951 in Buffalo, NY
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.
Filmography
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
MaMa's Pushcart
Family Sins
Seize the Day
The Cosmic Eye
The Killing Floor
King of America
Alice at the Palace
American Playhouse
Four Friends
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
Guests of the Nation
Barn Burning
OHMS
Rappaccini's Daughter
Too Far to Go
The Girl with the Incredible Feeling
Self