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name: "Robert L. Swanson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-l-swanson"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "27 September 1914"
died: "7 November 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 83
updated: "2026-09-16T15:53:53.510587+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Robert L. Swanson

Editor. Born 27 September 1914 in Illinois, USA. Died 7 November 1978.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 27 September 1914, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 7 November 1978
- **Active:** 1963–1966
- **Works often with:** Joseph Pevney, Murray Golden, Ralph Senensky, Robert Butler, Robert Gist, Robert Hamner

## Biography

Robert L. Swanson was an American film and television editor. He worked on numerous series in the 1960s and 1970s, including *The Fugitive* (1963), *Star Trek* (1966), *Mission: Impossible* (1966), *Mannix* (1967), *Happy Days* (1974) and *Fantasy Island* (1978).

Born on 27 September 1914 in Illinois, Swanson edited feature films such as *Springfield Rifle* (1952) early in his career. He later contributed to dozens of television episodes and received a Primetime Emmy Award. He died on 7 November 1978 in Burbank, California.

*Sources: imdb.com, memory-alpha.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *Star Trek* (1966), Fi1m 83, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)
- *The Fugitive* (1963), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)

## Also known for

- *Happy Days* (1974), Editor
- *Fantasy Island* (1978), Editor
- *Springfield Rifle* (1952), Editor

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