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David Swift

David Swift

Known For Writing
Birthday Jul 27, 1919
Died Dec 31, 2001 (82)
Birthplace Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 animat ... or 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

Filmography

Gossip From The Forest

Gossip From The Forest

1979

as General Groener

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

1967

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Hamlet at Elsinore

Hamlet at Elsinore

1964

as Player King

Good Neighbor Sam

Good Neighbor Sam

1964

as TV Director (uncredited)

Pollyanna

Pollyanna

1960

as Fireman (Uncredited)

The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

1998

Screenplay

The Hugga Bunch

The Hugga Bunch

1985

Writer

Foolin' Around

Foolin' Around

1980

Writer

Candleshoe

Candleshoe

1977

Screenplay

Good Neighbor Sam

Good Neighbor Sam

1964

Screenplay

Under the Yum-Yum Tree

Under the Yum-Yum Tree

1963

Screenplay

Love Is a Ball

Love Is a Ball

1963

Screenplay

The Interns

The Interns

1962

Writer

The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

1961

Screenplay

Pollyanna

Pollyanna

1960

Screenplay

No Time at All

No Time at All

1958

Screenplay

So You Want to Be a Gambler

So You Want to Be a Gambler

1948

Original Story

The Nifty Nineties

The Nifty Nineties

1941

Animation

Good Neighbor Sam

Good Neighbor Sam

1964

Director

Under the Yum-Yum Tree

Under the Yum-Yum Tree

1963

Director

Love Is a Ball

Love Is a Ball

1963

Director

The Interns

The Interns

1962

Director

The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

1961

Director

Pollyanna

Pollyanna

1960

Director

No Time at All

No Time at All

1958

Director

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

as Professor Lindemann

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1981

The Philco Television Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

War & Peace

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Sep 29, 1972

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