David Swift
Biography
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David "Dave" Swift (July 27, 1919 – December 31, 2001) was an American screenwriter, animator, director, and producer. He is best known for writing the screenplay for the 1967 film How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Swift also worked as an animator and filmmaker at The Walt Disney Studios where he adapted the story of Pollyanna for the screen and wrote and directed The Parent Trap (1961).
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Known Credits
71
Gender
Male
Birthday
1919-07-27 (105 years old)
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Acting
2002
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece as Self - Director / Writer2002
Recreating Pollyanna's America as Self1981
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years as Professor Lindemann1979
Gossip from the Forest as General Groener1972
War & Peace as Not available1967
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying as Elevator Operator (uncredited)1964
Good Neighbor Sam as TV Director (uncredited)1964
Hamlet at Elsinore as Player King1960
Pollyanna as Fireman (Uncredited)1948
The Philco Television Playhouse as Not availableCrew
1998
The Parent Trap Screenplay1985
The Hugga Bunch Writer1980
Foolin' Around Writer1979
Sweepstakes Director1977
Candleshoe Screenplay1977
Eight Is Enough Director1977
The Love Boat Writer1975
Barney Miller Director1970
Arnie Writer1970
Arnie Director1970
Arnie Creator1967
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Director1967
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Writer1967
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Producer1965
Şeker Gibi Kızlar Writer1965
Camp Runamuck Writer1965
Camp Runamuck Director1965
Camp Runamuck Executive Producer1965
Camp Runamuck Creator1964
Good Neighbor Sam Producer1964
Good Neighbor Sam Director1964
Good Neighbor Sam Screenplay1963
Under the Yum-Yum Tree Director1963
Under the Yum-Yum Tree Screenplay1963
Love Is a Ball Director1963
Love Is a Ball Screenplay1963
Grindl Creator1962
The Interns Director1962
The Interns Writer1961
The Parent Trap Director1961
The Parent Trap Screenplay1960
Pollyanna Screenplay1960
Pollyanna Director1959
Rawhide Writer1959
The Third Man Story1959
The Third Man Teleplay1958
No Time at All Screenplay1958
No Time at All Director1958
The Rifleman Director1958
The Rifleman Writer1957
Alcoa Theatre Writer1957
Wagon Train Writer1957
Alcoa Theatre Teleplay1957
Alcoa Theatre Director1956
Playhouse 90 Director1956
Playhouse 90 Screenplay1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Director1955
Norby Creator1954
Climax! Director1953
General Electric Theater Director1953
General Electric Theater Teleplay1952
Mister Peepers Producer1952
The Ford Television Theatre Teleplay1952
Mister Peepers Creator1951
Goodyear Television Playhouse Writer1948
So You Want to Be a Detective Story1948
So You Want to Be a Gambler Original Story1948
Studio One Writer1948
The Philco Television Playhouse Writer1941
The Nifty Nineties Animation1938
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Animation