Lela Swift

Lela Swift (February 1, 1919 - August 4, 2015) was an American director and producer who worked on the original Dark Shadows. She holds the distinction of having directed both the first and last episodes of the series.
==Biography==
===Career===
Swift directed episodes of Dark Shadows throughout its run and directed both the first and final episodes of the series. In addition, she became the show's producer after the departure of Peter Miner in late 1970.
Following the cancellation of Dark Shadows, Swift directed numerous TV movies for ABC. From 1975 to 1989, she served as a director for Ryan's Hope and won three Emmy awards for her work in 1976, 1978, and 1979.
== Directing credits ==
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 87, 88, 89, 90, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 106, 107, 108, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 186, 187, 188, 190, 191, 196, 198, 199, 200, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 217, 219, 220, 225/226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 256, 257, 258, 259, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 302, 309, 310, 311, 317, 318, 319, 321, 322, 323, 327, 328, 330, 332, 339, 340, 343, 347, 348, 349, 350, 352, 356, 357, 359, 360, 361, 367, 368/369, 370, 371, 372, 374, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 387, 388, 389, 390/391, 392, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 457, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 476, 478, 479, 480, 481, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 505, 508, 510, 512, 515, 516, 517, 518, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 532, 535, 538, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 576, 579, 581, 583, 588, 589, 590, 591, 592, 599, 600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 632, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 654, 660, 672, 673, 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 683, 684, 685, 686, 687, 692, 693, 694, 695, 696, 697, 704, 705, 707, 708, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 733, 734, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 753, 754, 755, 764, 765, 766, 767, 773, 774, 775, 776, 779, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 791, 792, 793, 794, 795, 814, 815, 816, 817, 818, 819, 820, 821, 822, 823/824, 825, 826, 827, 828, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, 844, 845, 846, 847, 848, 849, 855, 856, 857, 858, 861, 862, 868, 869, 870, 874, 877, 879, 880, 881, 883, 886, 887, 888, 889, 890, 891, 894, 896, 897, 898, 903, 907, 908, 909, 910, 915, 917, 919/920/921, 922, 923, 924, 930, 932, 936, 937, 938, 939, 940, 946, 947, 948, 949, 950, 958, 959, 960, 961, 962, 963, 964, 965, 966, 967, 968, 972, 973, 975, 977, 978, 979, 983, 984, 985, 990, 991, 992, 994, 995, 996, 997, 1001, 1002, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1073, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1086, 1093, 1094, 1099, 1100, 1103, 1105, 1108, 1109, 1110, 1111, 1112, 1114, 1115, 1119, 1120, 1121, 1122, 1128, 1129, 1131, 1136, 1139, 1140, 1142, 1150, 1151, 1152, 1153, 1161, 1165, 1166, 1170, 1171, 1172, 1173, 1182, 1183, 1185, 1190, 1191, 1192, 1193, 1203, 1211, 1212, 1213, 1214, 1219, 1222, 1223, 1224, 1231, 1232, 1233, 1235, 1240, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1245
Swift was credited for directing 24, however it was in fact directed by John Sedwick
== Producing credits ==
 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1119, 1120, 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1152, 1153, 1154/1155, 1156, 1157, 1158, 1159, 1160, 1161, 1162, 1163, 1164, 1165, 1166, 1167, 1168, 1169, 1170, 1171, 1172, 1173, 1174, 1175, 1176, 1177, 1178, 1179,1180 1181, 1182, 1183, 1184, 1185, 1186, 1187, 1188, 1189, 1190, 1191, 1192, 1193, 1194, 1195, 1196, 1197, 1198, 1199, 1200, 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1209, 1210, 1211, 1212, 1213, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1217, 1218, 1219, 1220, 1221, 1222, 1223, 1224, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1228, 1229, 1230, 1231, 1232, 1233, 1234, 1235, 1236, 1237, 1238, 1239, 1240, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245
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