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Herbert B. Swope Jr.(1915-2008)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Herbert B. Swope Jr. was born on 30 November 1915 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Lights Out (1946), The Black Robe (1949) and The Best of Broadway (1954). He was married to Elizabeth (Bette) Perry Edgar and Margaret Hayes. He died on 4 January 2008 in Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
BornNovember 30, 1915
DiedJanuary 4, 2008(92)
BornNovember 30, 1915
DiedJanuary 4, 2008(92)
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Known for

Lights Out (1946)
Lights Out
6.8
TV Series
  • Producer
The Black Robe
TV Series
  • Director
The Best of Broadway (1954)
The Best of Broadway
7.1
TV Series
  • Director(as Herbert Bayard Swope)
The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958)
The Fiend Who Walked the West
6.4
  • Producer
  • 1958

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  • Five Fingers (1959)
    Five Fingers
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer (as Herbert Swope Jr.)
    • 1959–1960
  • Bob Denver and Dwayne Hickman in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
    7.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer (as Herbert Swope Jr.)
    • 1959
  • The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958)
    The Fiend Who Walked the West
    6.4
    • producer
    • 1958
  • The Bravados (1958)
    The Bravados
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1958
  • Agnes Moorehead, Robert Wagner, and Hope Lange in The True Story of Jesse James (1957)
    The True Story of Jesse James
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Ernest Borgnine, Nina Foch, Ray Milland, Virginia Christine, and Frank Lovejoy in Three Brave Men (1956)
    Three Brave Men
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1956
  • Hilda Crane (1956)
    Hilda Crane
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1956
  • Remember ... 1938
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1955
  • New York City Cancer Crusade
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 1954
  • The Adventures of Fu Manchu: The Zayat Kiss
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1952
  • Lights Out (1946)
    Lights Out
    6.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1950–1952
  • Mady Christians in The Clock (1949)
    The Clock
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1949–1952

Director



  • The Witness
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director (as Herbert Swope Jr.)
    • 1960
  • Dan Duryea in Climax! (1954)
    Climax!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1955
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1955)
    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)
    Armstrong Circle Theatre
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1955
  • The Best of Broadway (1954)
    The Best of Broadway
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director (as Herbert Bayard Swope)
    • 1955
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
    Robert Montgomery Presents
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1952–1953
  • Lights Out (1946)
    Lights Out
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director (as Herbert Swope Jr.)
    • 1951
  • The Black Robe
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1949–1950

Writer



  • The Adventures of Fu Manchu: The Zayat Kiss
    TV Movie
    • television play
    • 1952

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Herbert Bayard Swope Jr.
  • Born
    • November 30, 1915
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 4, 2008
    • Palm Beach, Florida, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Elizabeth (Bette) Perry EdgarAugust 10, 1991 - June 30, 2005 (her death)
  • Children
      Tracy Brooks Swope
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    • 1 Article

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    Father, with Margaret Hayes, of actress Tracy Brooks Swope.

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