David Swift

Known for

Writing

Born

July 27, 1919

Birthplace

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Died

December 31, 2001 (aged 82)

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).

Best known work

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1938

The Parent Trap

1998

The Parent Trap

1961

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

The Storyteller

1988

Pollyanna

1960

The Love Boat

1977

Candleshoe

1977

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

1967

Barney Miller

1975

Filmography

2002
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
as Self - Director / Writer
2002
Recreating Pollyanna's America
as Self
1998
The Parent Trap
Screenplay
1988
The StorytellerTV
as King (1 episode)
1985
The Hugga Bunch
Writer
1981
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness YearsTV
as Professor Lindemann (1 episode)
1980
Foolin' Around
Writer
1979
Gossip from the Forest
as General Groener
1979
$weepstake$TV
Director
1977
Candleshoe
Screenplay
1977
The Love BoatTV
Writer
1977
Eight Is EnoughTV
Director
1975
Barney MillerTV
Director
1970
ArnieTV
Writer, Director, Creator
1967
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
as Elevator Operator (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer
1965
Camp RunamuckTV
Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Creator
1965
Şeker Gibi Kızlar
Writer
1964
Good Neighbor Sam
as TV Director (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Producer
1964
Hamlet at Elsinore
as Player King
1963
Under the Yum Yum Tree
Director, Screenplay
1963
GrindlTV
Creator
1963
Love is a Ball
Director, Screenplay
1962
The Interns
Director, Writer
1961
The Parent Trap
Director, Screenplay
1960
Pollyanna
as Fireman (Uncredited), Director, Screenplay