
David Swift
Writing
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).
Born: July 27, 1919 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Filmography (32)

The Parent Trap
1998
Screenplay

TV
The Storyteller
1988
Actor: King

The Hugga Bunch
1985
Writer

Candleshoe
1977
Screenplay

TV
The Love Boat
1977
Writer

TV
Eight Is Enough
1977
Director

TV
Barney Miller
1975
Director

TV
Arnie
1970
DirectorWriter+1

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967
Actor: Elevator Operator …Director+2

Good Neighbor Sam
1964
Actor: TV Director (uncre…Producer+2

Under the Yum-Yum Tree
1963
DirectorScreenplay

Love is a Ball
1963
ScreenplayDirector

The Interns
1962
DirectorWriter

The Parent Trap
1961
DirectorScreenplay

Pollyanna
1960
Actor: Fireman (Uncredite…Director+1

TV
The Third Man
1959
StoryTeleplay

TV
Rawhide
1959
Writer

TV
The Rifleman
1958
WriterDirector

TV
Alcoa Theatre
1957
WriterTeleplay+1

TV
Wagon Train
1957
Writer

TV
Playhouse 90
1956
DirectorScreenplay

TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Director

TV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Actor: Fireman (uncredite…Director+1

TV
Climax!
1954
Director

TV
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Teleplay

TV
Mister Peepers
1952
ProducerCreator

TV
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951
Writer

TV
Studio One
1948
Writer

TV
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
ActorWriter

So You Want to Be a Detective
1948
Story

The Nifty Nineties
1941
Animation

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938
Animation
