
Personal Info
Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1919-07-27 00:00:00
Birth Place:Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Known For:Writing
Death Date:2001-12-31 00:00:00
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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).
Filmography (34)

No Time at All
director1958
⭐ 6

The Nifty Nineties
animation1941
⭐ 7

The Parent Trap
director1961
⭐ 5.3

The Hugga Bunch
writer1985
⭐ 5.4

The Interns
director1962
⭐ 6.8

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
writer1967
⭐ 7

Şeker Gibi Kızlar
writer1965
⭐ 7

The Parent Trap
screenplay1961

No Time at All
screenplay1958
⭐ 7

Pollyanna
screenplay1960
⭐ 6.8

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
producer1967
⭐ 6.2

Foolin' Around
writer1980
⭐ 5.4

The Interns
writer1962
⭐ 5.1

Love is a Ball
screenplay1963
⭐ 5.1

Love is a Ball
director1963
⭐ 6.8

So You Want to Be a Detective
story1948
⭐ 4.7

So You Want to Be a Gambler
original story1948
⭐ 7

Pollyanna
director1960
⭐ 7.1

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
animation1938
⭐ 5.9

Under the Yum-Yum Tree
director1963
⭐ 5.9

Under the Yum-Yum Tree
screenplay1963
⭐ 6.9

Candleshoe
screenplay1977

Recreating Pollyanna's America
Role: Self2002
⭐ 6.6

Good Neighbor Sam
producer1964
⭐ 6.6

Good Neighbor Sam
screenplay1964
⭐ 6.6

Good Neighbor Sam
director1964
⭐ 6.8

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
director1967
⭐ 7.2

The Parent Trap
screenplay1998

Gossip from the Forest
Role: General Groener1979
⭐ 8

Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
Role: Self - Director / Writer2002
⭐ 7.8

Hamlet at Elsinore
Role: Player King1964
⭐ 6.6

Good Neighbor Sam
Role: TV Director (uncredited)1964
⭐ 7

Pollyanna
Role: Fireman (Uncredited)1960
⭐ 6.8

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Role: Elevator Operator (uncredited)1967