On Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at 10:23:12 AM UTC-4, Bob Jersey wrote:
>
> Lela Swift (née Siwoff) grew up in New York City, and went to work for
> another pioneer, Peter Goldmark at CBS in the '40s... pretty soon she was
> cracking the boys' club of directors, per Deadline
> <http://deadline.com/2015/08/lela-swift-dead-dark-shadows-ryans-hope-director-1201491962/>
>
> (link), tho IMDb doesn't list much of her work outside of *Studio One in
> Hollywood*, *Dark Shadows *(588 episodes), and *Ryan's Hope* (829 [!]
> segments until 1981 plus a comeback in '89).
>
> In Santa Monica; 96.
>
> B
>
Thanks for this, Bob. Lela Swift was the best director in daytime
television. Dark Shadows and Ryan's Hope were both shot in a tiny studio
with all kinds of technical deficiencies, but Lela never let it affect her.
She was a warm and funny person, too, and nurtured the young and often
inexperienced actors, including a very young Kate Mulgrew. In the link you
sent, David Selby, the romantic lead of Dark Shadows for much of its run,
left this note. RIP, Lela.
I didn’t know at the time what a pioneer Lela was. All I knew was
she was a loving force with a wonderful smile who took me by the hand and
guided me through my first role on television. I loved her. I never thanked
her enough. Women are still fighting, and can find never-ending inspiration
from dear Lela. David Selby
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