Francis Swann

Francis Swann (July 16, 1913, Maryland – August 27, 1983, Fairfax, California) was a playwright and novelist, and a film and television writer. He wrote several Broadway plays, most notable of which was Out of the Frying Pan. He wrote a number of screenplays for Warner Bros. and other studios, including the screenplay for 711 Ocean Drive (1950). Swann also wrote several books including The Brass Key and Royal Street. He was one of the early writers for the television soap opera Dark Shadows.^[1]

Selected filmography

Belle of Old Mexico (1950)

References

↑ IMDB entry

External links

Francis Swann at IMDB

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 37441590 BNF: cb16691203q (data)

Dark Shadows

Characters	Andreas Petofi Angelique Bouchard Collins Barnabas Collins Daniel Collins Elizabeth Collins Stoddard Jeremiah Collins Josette du Pres Julia Hoffman Quentin Collins Victoria Winters

Films	House of Dark Shadows (1970) Night of Dark Shadows (1971) Dark Shadows (2012)

Audio dramas	The House of Despair The Book of Temptation The Christmas Presence The Rage Beneath Kingdom of the Dead

Dramatic readings	Angelique's Descent Clothes of Sand The Ghost Watcher The Path of Fate The Wicked and the Dead Echoes of Insanity Curse of the Pharaoh Final Judgment Blood Dance The Skin Walkers The Night Whispers London's Burning The Doll House

Revivals	1991 remake 2004 remake pilot

Personnel	Dan Curtis Art Wallace Francis Swann Ron Sproat Malcolm Marmorstein Sam Hall Gordon Russell Tim Burton

Locations	Collinsport, Maine Collinwood Mansion

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