Original 1994 memorial program for noted television and film director E.W. “Bert” Swackhamer (1927–1994).

The memorial was held Thursday, December 29, 1994, following Swackhamer’s death on December 5, 1994.

Swackhamer was a prolific Hollywood television director whose extensive career included work on such classic and popular series as Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, The Flying Nun, The Partridge Family, MASH, Eight Is Enough, Quincy, L.A. Law, Murder, She Wrote* and Law & Order, among many others.

The program is particularly interesting for its list of participants and friends from the entertainment industry, including:

Gordon Davidson

Bernard Slade

Robert Brown

Jackie Cooper

Alex Nicol

John Swackhamer

Alice Borden Yarmy

Bert Remsen

Cheryl Downey

Dick Balduzzi

Jill Lisade

William Windom

Richard Baer

Robert Hogan

William Murray

Laurie Newbound

Swackhamer Daughters and Son

Frank Zito – Pianist

The front features a wonderful photograph of Swackhamer working behind a motion-picture/television camera.

Inside is a quotation attributed to E.W. Swackhamer reflecting on his life, marriage, children, happiness and how he wished his death to be remembered.

Details:

Subject: E.W. Swackhamer

Born: January 17, 1927

Died: December 5, 1994

Memorial: December 29, 1994

Type: Original memorial/funeral program

Industry: Television / Film / Hollywood

Era: 1990s

Original/Reproduction: Original

Condition

Original vintage condition with visible age and storage wear. There is foxing/spotting, particularly on the covers, along with creasing, handling wear and some waviness/wrinkling to the paper. A handwritten “8.00” appears in the upper corner of the back cover.

Please examine photographs carefully for exact condition.

An unusual piece of Hollywood television history associated with a prolific director whose career stretched across several decades of American television.