Jo Swerling

Biography

Career Overview

Jo Swerling has 55 screen credits in a career dating back to 1921. Signature works include Guys and Dolls, Leave Her to Heaven, Lifeboat. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

55

Birth Date

1893-04-18 00:00:00

Birth Place

Berdichev, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Berdychiv, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine]

Known For

• 

  Guys and Dolls
• 

  Leave Her to Heaven
• 

  Lifeboat
• 

  Crash Dive
• 

  The Pride of the Yankees
• 

  Blood and Sand

Frequent Collaborators

• Darryl F. Zanuck (5 collaborations)
• Roger Heman Sr. (4 collaborations)
• Thomas Little (4 collaborations)
• John Daheim (3 collaborations)
• Frank Loesser (3 collaborations)
• Alfred Newman (3 collaborations)
• Alfred Hitchcock (3 collaborations)
• Howard Bristol (2 collaborations)
• Joseph C. Wright (2 collaborations)
• Larry Duran (2 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (53 credits)

  • King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

    writer

    writing
    1961
  • Guys and Dolls

    theatre play

    writing
    1955
  • Thunder in the East

    screenplay

    writing
    1952
  • Leave Her to Heaven

    screenplay

    writing
    1945
  • Lifeboat

    screenplay

    writing
    1944
  • Crash Dive

    screenplay

    writing
    1943
  • The Pride of the Yankees

    screenplay

    writing
    1942
  • Confirm or Deny

    screenplay

    writing
    1941
  • New York Town

    story

    writing
    1941
  • Blood and Sand

    writer

    writing
    1941
  • The Westerner

    screenplay

    writing
    1940
  • The Real Glory

    screenplay

    writing
    1939
  • Made for Each Other

    screenplay

    writing
    1939
  • I Am the Law

    writer

    writing
    1938
  • Doctor Rhythm

    screenplay

    writing
    1938
  • Double Wedding

    screenplay

    writing
    1937
  • Pennies from Heaven

    screenplay

    writing
    1936
  • Love Me Forever

    screenplay

    writing
    1935
  • The Whole Town's Talking

    screenplay

    writing
    1935
  • Lady by Choice

    screenplay

    writing
    1934
  • The Defense Rests

    screenplay

    writing
    1934
  • Sisters Under the Skin

    screenplay

    writing
    1934
  • No Greater Glory

    screenplay

    writing
    1934
  • Once to Every Woman

    screenplay

    writing
    1934
  • East of Fifth Avenue

    screenplay

    writing
    1933
  • Man's Castle

    screenplay

    writing
    1933
  • As the Devil Commands

    writer

    writing
    1933
  • The Wrecker

    screenplay

    writing
    1933
  • The Woman I Stole

    writer

    writing
    1933
  • Below the Sea

    story

    writing
    1933
  • Man Against Woman

    screenplay

    writing
    1932
  • Washington Merry-Go-Round

    screenplay

    writing
    1932
  • War Correspondent

    adaptation

    writing
    1932
  • Hollywood Speaks

    writer

    writing
    1932
  • Attorney for the Defense

    writer

    writing
    1932
  • Shopworn

    dialogue

    writing
    1932
  • Love Affair

    writer

    writing
    1932
  • Behind the Mask

    writer

    writing
    1932
  • Forbidden

    screenplay

    writing
    1932
  • Platinum Blonde

    adaptation

    writing
    1931
  • The Miracle Woman

    screenplay

    writing
    1931
  • Carne de Cabaret

    story

    writing
    1931
  • Dirigible

    screenplay

    writing
    1931
  • Ten Cents a Dance

    story

    writing
    1931
  • Madonna of the Streets

    screenplay

    writing
    1930
  • Rain or Shine

    writer

    writing
    1930
  • Ladies Must Play

    dialogue

    writing
    1930
  • Hell's Island

    adaptation

    writing
    1930
  • Sisters

    scenario writer

    writing
    1930
  • Around the Corner

    dialogue

    writing
    1930
  • Ladies of Leisure

    dialogue

    writing
    1930
  • Melody Lane

    theatre play

    writing
    1929
  • Humor Risk

    writer

    writing
    1921

• crew (1 credits)

  • It's a Wonderful Life

    additional writing

    crew
    1946

• production (1 credits)

  • Humor Risk

    producer

    production
    1921