David Swift
Writing
Born: 1919-07-27 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Died: 2001-12-31
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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).
🎬 Movies (21)
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
2002
Self - Director / Writer
Recreating Pollyanna's America
2002
Self
The Parent Trap
1998
Screenplay
The Hugga Bunch
1985
Writer
Foolin' Around
1980
Writer
Gossip from the Forest
1979
General Groener
Candleshoe
1977
Screenplay
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Şeker Gibi Kızlar
1965
Writer
Good Neighbor Sam
1964
TV Director (uncredited)
Hamlet at Elsinore
1964
Player King
Under the Yum Yum Tree
1963
Director
Love is a Ball
1963
Screenplay
The Interns
1962
Director
The Parent Trap
1961
Director
Pollyanna
1960
Fireman (Uncredited)
No Time at All
1958
Screenplay
So You Want to Be a Detective
1948
Story
So You Want to Be a Gambler
1948
Original Story
The Nifty Nineties
1941
Animation
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938
Animation
📺 TV Shows (25)
The Storyteller
1988
King
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981
Professor Lindemann
$weepstake$
1979
Director
Eight Is Enough
1977
Director
The Love Boat
1977
Writer
Barney Miller
1975
Director
Arnie
1970
Director
Camp Runamuck
1965
Executive Producer
Grindl
1963
Creator
Rawhide
1959
Writer
The Third Man
1959
Story
The Rifleman
1958
Writer
Alcoa Theatre
1957
Writer
Wagon Train
1957
Writer
Playhouse 90
1956
Director
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Director
Norby
1955
Creator
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Fireman (uncredited)
Climax!
1954
Director
General Electric Theater
1953
Teleplay
Mister Peepers
1952
Producer
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Teleplay
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951
Writer
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Studio One
1948
Writer