David Swift
Writing • Born 1919-07-27 – Died 2001-12-31
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
11 credits
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Movie • 1967
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
Movie • 2002
Self - Director / Writer
Recreating Pollyanna's America
Movie • 2002
Self
Gossip from the Forest
Movie • 1979
General Groener
Pollyanna
Movie • 1960
Fireman (Uncredited)
Good Neighbor Sam
Movie • 1964
TV Director (uncredited)
Hamlet at Elsinore
Movie • 1964
Player King
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV • 1948
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
TV • 1981
Professor Lindemann
The Storyteller
TV • 1988
King
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV • 1954
Fireman (uncredited)