Lela Swift

[4] She worked through the studio system ranks at CBS and served as an assistant director on several anthology series.

[1] In 1963, she directed a film, hosted by Dr. Herbert L. Shore, featuring a commentary on the contemporary drama in Africa, illustrated by several scenes from the satiric comedy "The Trials of Brother Jero" by Wole Soyinka produced for National Educational Television and the New York State Education Department by Channel 13 (WNDT) and other films in the "Culture and Continents" series.

[5] She later served as one of the directors for the series Ryan's Hope, a daytime drama about a large working-class Irish-American family that lasted 14 years.

[7] She also received a Daytime Emmy nomination in the Best Individual Director for a Special Program category for an episode of The ABC Afternoon Playbreak.

Her husband, Gilbert ("Geb") Schwartz, died on January 30, 2015, after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for many years.