David Swift
David Swift
Person

David Swift

Writer 1919-07-27 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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
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The Storyteller

The Storyteller

1988 · King

Pollyanna

Pollyanna

1960 · Fireman (Uncredited)

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

1967 · Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Good Neighbor Sam

Good Neighbor Sam

1964 · TV Director (uncredited)

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 · Fireman (uncredited)

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948 · TV

Hamlet at Elsinore

Hamlet at Elsinore

1964 · Player King

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

1981 · Professor Lindemann

Gossip from the Forest

Gossip from the Forest

1979 · General Groener

Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece

Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece

2002 · Self - Director / Writer

Recreating Pollyanna's America

Recreating Pollyanna's America

2002 · Self