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).
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (21)
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
as Self - Director / Writer
2002
Recreating Pollyanna's America
as Self
2002
The Parent Trap
Screenplay (Writing)
1998
The Hugga Bunch
Writer (Writing)
1985
Foolin' Around
Writer (Writing)
1980
Gossip from the Forest
as General Groener
1979
Candleshoe
Screenplay (Writing)
1977
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1967
Şeker Gibi Kızlar
Writer (Writing)
1965
Good Neighbor Sam
as TV Director (uncredited)
1964
Hamlet at Elsinore
as Player King
1964
Under the Yum-Yum Tree
Director (Directing)
1963
Love Is a Ball
Director (Directing)
1963
The Interns
Director (Directing)
1962
The Parent Trap
Director (Directing)
1961
Pollyanna
as Fireman (Uncredited)
1960
No Time at All
Screenplay (Writing)
1958
So You Want to Be a Detective
Story (Writing)
1948
So You Want to Be a Gambler
Original Story (Writing)
1948
The Nifty Nineties
Animation (Visual Effects)
1941
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Animation (Visual Effects)
1938
TV Shows (24)
The Storyteller
as King
1988
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
as Professor Lindemann
1981
$weepstake$
Director (Directing)
1979
The Love Boat
Writer (Writing)
1977
Eight Is Enough
Director (Directing)
1977
Barney Miller
Director (Directing)
1975
Arnie
Writer (Writing)
1970
Camp Runamuck
Writer (Writing)
1965
Grindl
Creator (Creator)
1963
The Third Man
Story (Writing)
1959
Rawhide
Writer (Writing)
1959
The Rifleman
Director (Directing)
1958
Alcoa Theatre
Writer (Writing)
1957
Wagon Train
Writer (Writing)
1957
Playhouse 90
Director (Directing)
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Director (Directing)
1955
Norby
Creator (Creator)
1955
Climax!
Director (Directing)
1954
General Electric Theater
Director (Directing)
1953
The Ford Television Theatre
Teleplay (Writing)
1952
Mister Peepers
Producer (Production)
1952
Goodyear Television Playhouse
Writer (Writing)
1951
Studio One
Writer (Writing)
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948