ALLEN SWIFT 1924-2010

Allen with his wife Lenore June, 2009 New York, NY

We were so sorry to hear that our dear friend ALLEN SWIFT passed away today. I am so gald we were able to do the interview that we included in the MAD MONSTER PARTY documentary! Allen was a legendary voice actor that did voices for many famous characters (Animated, live-action and puppets). He did many voices for THE HOWDY DOODY SHOW, THE UNDERDOG SHOW (Simon Barsinister among them), DIVER DAN, etc. Besides doing most of the voices for the RANKIN/BASS feature film MAD MONSTER PARTY, he also did voices for RANKIN/BASS in THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF DANNY KAYE: THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES, MAD,MAD,MAD MONSTERS, THE RED BARON, PINOCCHIO'S CHRISTMAS, THE EASTER BUNNY IS COMIN' TO TOWN, THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY, BOOK 2 and 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. He will definitely be remembered and missed!

Allen also appeared in RANKIN/BASS' only off-broadway musical A MONTH OF SUNDAYS. Allen appeared in many plays/musicals on Broadway.

THANKS to our friend Kevin House for letting us know and to Seamus Walsh and Mark Caballero for the great interview pics! I recorded a lengthy interview that I did with Allen many years ago, that I will publish sometime in the future.

SCREEN-NOVELTIES/SPARKHILL MAD MONSTER PARTY New York interviews a success!

Seamus Walsh of http://www.screen-novelties.com/ interviews ARTHUR RANKIN, JR. as he reads a copy of my book THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF RANKIN/BASS: A PORTFOLIO (3 copies left right now...ORDER soon!)

Seamus interviews DON DUGA (legendary RANKIN/BASS Storyboarder)

My friends Lenore and Allen Swift! Allen also voiced many of the TOTAL TV cartoon characters including Simon Barsinister from THE UNDERDOG SHOW!

ARTHUR RANKIN talks about the wonderful FUNKO MAD MONSTER PARTY figures that my pal Brian Mariotti created! The first GREAT product created from the classic film!

I want to THANK my friend MARK CABALLERO for taking and sending along the pictures! I also want to THANK Seamus and Mark for making the trip to New York to interview these legends in animation for the love of the art! Can't wait to see the finished SPARKHILL Documentary on the LIONSGATE DELUXE DVD release this Fall!