
David Swift
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).
Known For
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Filmography
Acting (11)
Movies (7)
Recreating Pollyanna's America
2002as Self
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
2002as Self - Director / Writer
Gossip from the Forest
1979as General Groener
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Good Neighbor Sam
1964as TV Director (uncredited)
Hamlet at Elsinore
1964as Player King
Pollyanna
1960as Fireman (Uncredited)
Crew (58)
Movies (27)
The Parent Trap
1998Screenplay
The Hugga Bunch
1985Writer
Foolin' Around
1980Writer
Candleshoe
1977Screenplay
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967Director
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967Producer
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967Writer
Şeker Gibi Kızlar
1965Writer
Good Neighbor Sam
1964Director
Good Neighbor Sam
1964Producer
Good Neighbor Sam
1964Screenplay
Love is a Ball
1963Director
Love is a Ball
1963Screenplay
Under the Yum-Yum Tree
1963Director
Under the Yum-Yum Tree
1963Screenplay
The Interns
1962Director
The Interns
1962Writer
The Parent Trap
1961Director
The Parent Trap
1961Screenplay
Pollyanna
1960Director
Pollyanna
1960Screenplay
No Time at All
1958Director
No Time at All
1958Screenplay
So You Want to Be a Detective
1948Story
So You Want to Be a Gambler
1948Original Story
The Nifty Nineties
1941Animation
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938Animation
Television (31)
$weepstake$
1979Director
The Love Boat
1977Writer
Eight Is Enough
1977Director
Barney Miller
1975Director
Arnie
1970Director
Arnie
1970Writer
Camp Runamuck
1965Director
Camp Runamuck
1965Executive Producer
Camp Runamuck
1965Writer
Rawhide
1959Writer
The Third Man
1959Story
The Third Man
1959Teleplay
The Rifleman
1958Director
The Rifleman
1958Writer
Wagon Train
1957Writer
Alcoa Theatre
1957Director
Alcoa Theatre
1957Teleplay
Alcoa Theatre
1957Writer
Playhouse 90
1956Director
Playhouse 90
1956Screenplay
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955Director
Climax!
1954Director
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954Director
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954Writer
General Electric Theater
1953Director
General Electric Theater
1953Teleplay
The Ford Television Theatre
1952Teleplay
Mister Peepers
1952Producer
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951Writer
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948Writer
Studio One
1948Writer
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