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David Swift

Writing
July 27, 1919
— December 31, 2001(82 years old)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Popularity: 1
IMDb

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).

Also Known As

Dave Swift • Bud Swift

Known For

The Philco Television Playhouse series poster (1948)
6.3

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Storyteller series poster (1988)
8.2

The Storyteller

King

The Wonderful World of Disney series poster (1954)
7.8

The Wonderful World of Disney

Fireman (uncredited)

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years series poster (1981)
5.0

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Professor Lindemann

Pollyanna movie poster (1960)
7.0

Pollyanna

Fireman (Uncredited)

Good Neighbor Sam movie poster (1964)
6.5

Good Neighbor Sam

TV Director (uncredited)

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying movie poster (1967)
6.7

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Hamlet at Elsinore movie poster (1964)
7.8

Hamlet at Elsinore

Player King

Gossip from the Forest movie poster (1979)

Gossip from the Forest

General Groener

Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece movie poster (2002)

Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece

Self - Director / Writer

Recreating Pollyanna's America movie poster (2002)

Recreating Pollyanna's America

Self

Filmography

2000s

Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece movie poster (2002)

Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece

Self - Director / Writer

Recreating Pollyanna's America movie poster (2002)

Recreating Pollyanna's America

Self

1990s

The Parent Trap movie poster (1998)
7.2

The Parent Trap

Screenplay

1980s

The Hugga Bunch movie poster (1985)
5.0

The Hugga Bunch

Writer

Foolin' Around movie poster (1980)
6.0

Foolin' Around

Writer

1970s

Gossip from the Forest movie poster (1979)

Gossip from the Forest

General Groener

Candleshoe movie poster (1977)
6.9

Candleshoe

Screenplay

1960s

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying movie poster (1967)
6.7

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Şeker Gibi Kızlar movie poster (1965)
5.0

Şeker Gibi Kızlar

Writer

Good Neighbor Sam movie poster (1964)
6.5

Good Neighbor Sam

TV Director (uncredited)

Hamlet at Elsinore movie poster (1964)
7.8

Hamlet at Elsinore

Player King

Love is a Ball movie poster (1963)
4.6

Love is a Ball

Director

Under the Yum-Yum Tree movie poster (1963)
5.9

Under the Yum-Yum Tree

Director

The Interns movie poster (1962)
5.4

The Interns

Director

The Parent Trap movie poster (1961)
7.0

The Parent Trap

Director

Pollyanna movie poster (1960)
7.0

Pollyanna

Fireman (Uncredited)

1950s

No Time at All movie poster (1958)

No Time at All

Director

1940s

So You Want to Be a Detective movie poster (1948)
6.8

So You Want to Be a Detective

Story

So You Want to Be a Gambler movie poster (1948)
4.7

So You Want to Be a Gambler

Original Story

The Nifty Nineties movie poster (1941)
6.0

The Nifty Nineties

Animation

1930s

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs movie poster (1938)
7.1

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Animation