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Tanya Swerling: My father is Jo Swerling, Jr.; he had a long career as a television producer and worked with Steve Cannell for many years. I had expressed an interest in the business, so when the position of post-production receptionist opened at Stephen J. Cannell Productions, nepotism got me hired.
Jo Swerling was an American theatre writer, lyricist and screenwriter. Born in Berdichev, Russian Empire, Swerling was a refugee of the Czarist regime who grew up on New York City's lower East Side, where he sold newspapers to help support his family. He worked as a newspaper and magazine writer in the early 1920s, then launched a play-
Jo Swerling Jr. is known as an Producer, Executive Producer, Supervising Producer, Director, Teleplay, Writer, and Associate Producer. Some of his work includes Hunter, Baretta, Wiseguy, Run for Your Life, Sergeant Ryker, Captains and the Kings, The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd, and This Is the West That Was.
Jo Swerling. Download Photo. Jo Swerling: Born in Russia in 1897, Jo Swerling was a playwright, screenwriter and vaudeville sketch writer. Mr. Swerling's long career began as a reporter and feature writer in New York and Chicago.
Apr 6, 2002 · “Roy was a giant in the television industry,” said producer Jo Swerling Jr. “He was brilliant. ... John Thomas James even had his own parking space at Universal, said Swerling, adding that ...
Aug 29, 2000 · The child’s father, Hollywood screenwriter Jo Swerling, had the ability to arrange it. ... Elizabeth, Carole and Steven; his brother, Jo Swerling Jr.; and six grandchildren. More to Read ...
In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Stephen J. Cannell (1941-2010) talks about the challenges of battling dyslexia and using his innate storytelling ability to break into the television business. He describes his work with Jack Webb on the series Adam-12 for which he served as head writer/story editor. He discusses his continued work in series television as a creator/producer, on such ...
