David Swift
Writing · 82 years old
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
The Storyteller
King
Hamlet at Elsinore
Player King
The Wonderful World of Disney
Fireman (uncredited)
Pollyanna
Fireman (Uncredited)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Good Neighbor Sam
TV Director (uncredited)
The Philco Television Playhouse
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Professor Lindemann
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
Self - Director / Writer
Recreating Pollyanna's America
Self
Gossip from the Forest
General Groener
Behind the Scenes
The Wonderful World of Disney
Director
The Wonderful World of Disney
Writer
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Director
Playhouse 90
Director
Barney Miller
Director
Rawhide
Writer
The Rifleman
Director
The Rifleman
Writer
The Parent Trap
Director
Pollyanna
Director
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Director
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Writer