Elizabeth Swados

Elizabeth Swados

Known For: Writing

Gender: Female

Date of Birth: February 5, 1951

Day of Death: January 5, 2016 (65 years old)

Place of Birth: Buffalo, NY

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Elizabeth Swados was an American writer, composer, musician, and theatre director. Swados received Tony Award nominations for Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Choreography. She was nominated for Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Director of a Musical, Outstanding Lyrics, and Outstanding Music, and won an Obie Award for her direction of 'Runaways' in 1978. In 1980, the Hobart and William Smith Colleges awarded her an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters.