Known For
Writing
Born
Jul 27, 1919
Died
Dec 31, 2001
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Credits
46 titles
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
Filmography
Recreating Pollyanna's America
Self
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
Self - Director / Writer
The Parent Trap
Screenplay
The Storyteller
King
The Hugga Bunch
Writer
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Professor Lindemann
Foolin' Around
Writer
Gossip from the Forest
General Groener
$weepstake$
Director
Candleshoe
Screenplay
The Love Boat
Writer
Eight Is Enough
Director
Barney Miller
Director
Arnie
Director
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Camp Runamuck
Executive Producer
Şeker Gibi Kızlar
Writer
Good Neighbor Sam
TV Director (uncredited)
Hamlet at Elsinore
Player King
Under the Yum Yum Tree
Director
Grindl
Creator
Love is a Ball
Director
The Interns
Director
The Parent Trap
Director
Pollyanna
Fireman (Uncredited)
The Third Man
Story
Rawhide
Writer
The Rifleman
Writer
No Time at All
Screenplay
Alcoa Theatre
Writer
Wagon Train
Writer
Playhouse 90
Director
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Director
Norby
Creator
The Wonderful World of Disney
Fireman (uncredited)
Climax!
Director
General Electric Theater
Teleplay
The Ford Television Theatre
Teleplay
Mister Peepers
Producer
Goodyear Television Playhouse
Writer
Studio One
Writer
The Philco Television Playhouse
So You Want to Be a Detective
Story
So You Want to Be a Gambler
Original Story
The Nifty Nineties
Animation
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Animation