Donald Ibrahím Swann (30 September 1923 – 23 March 1994) was a British-Azerbaijani composer, musician and entertainer. He is best known to the general public for his partnership of writing and performing comic songs with Michael Flanders as one half of Flanders and Swann.
Was a student at Westminster School, London, where his classmates included not only future partner and lifelong friend Michael Flanders, but also Peter Brook, Peter Ustinov, and R. von Ribbentrop, the son of Hitler's Foreign Minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop.
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Was teamed for many years in a successful cabaret act with Michael Flanders, which also enjoyed success on Broadway. Their recordings are now considered comedy classics.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Wicker Tree
2011
performer: "The Reluctant Cannibal" - as Flanders and Swann
Timeshift
TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2008 writer - 1 episode, 2008
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
1950
TV Series music - 1 episode
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Babushka
1979
TV Movie script
Before the Fringe
1967
TV Series
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Joyce Grenfell
1964
TV Movie
Penny Plain
1952
TV Movie
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Babushka
1979
TV Movie
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Starburst
1981
TV Series
Himself
Music at Harewood
1980
TV Series
Himself - Music Performer
This Is Your Life
1972
TV Series documentary
Himself - Guest
One Point of View
1971
TV Series
Himself - Interviewee
The Val Doonican Show
1970
TV Series
Himself
The Val Doonican Show
1968-1970
TV Series
Himself
Call My Bluff
1967
TV Series
Himself
At the Drop of Another Hat
1967
TV Movie
Himself
The Eamonn Andrews Show
1965
TV Series
Himself
The Royal Variety Performance 1963
1963
TV Movie
Himself
At the Drop of a Hat
1962
TV Movie
Himself
The Jack Paar Tonight Show
1959-1960
TV Series
Himself
The Ed Sullivan Show
1959
TV Series
Comedian
Alan Melville Takes You from A-Z
1958
TV Series
Himself
Studio E
1958
TV Series
Himself
The Hoffnung Festival Concert
1987
TV Movie
Himself - Presenter
Sunday Best
1982
TV Series
Himself
Home on Sunday
1981
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Flanders and Swann
1994
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Babushka (1979) as Writer
Before the Fringe (1967) as Writer
The Hoffnung Festival Concert (1987) as Himself - Presenter
The Royal Variety Performance 1963 (1963) as Himself
$14 Million