Elizabeth Swados
Known for: Writing
Born: February 5, 1951
Died: January 5, 2016
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
18 movies · 1 TV show, newest first
7.4
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
2014
8.0
Brook by Brook
2002
5.3
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
1998
NR
MaMa's Pushcart
1988
5.7
Family Sins
1987
5.0
Seize the Day
1986
6.3
The Cosmic Eye
1986
8.0
The Killing Floor
1984
9.0
King of America
1982
6.2
Alice at the Palace
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
6.8
Four Friends
1981
NR
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
1981
8.0
Guests of the Nation
1981
5.4
Barn Burning
1980
7.5
OHMS
1980
7.3
Rappaccini's Daughter
1980
3.5
Too Far to Go
1979
NR
The Girl with the Incredible Feeling
1977