David Swift
Born
July 27, 1919
Died
December 31, 2001 (82 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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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
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
Self - Director / Writer
2002
Recreating Pollyanna's America
Self
2002
The Storyteller
King · (1 episode)
1988
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Professor Lindemann · (1 episode)
1981
Gossip from the Forest
General Groener
1979
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1967
Good Neighbor Sam
TV Director (uncredited)
1964
Hamlet at Elsinore
Player King
1964
Pollyanna
Fireman (Uncredited)
1960
The Philco Television Playhouse
(1 episode)
1948