David Swift

David Swift

Known for: Writing

Born: July 26, 1919 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - Died: December 30, 2001

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).

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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

1967 Comedy
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece

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Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece

Self - Director / Writer

2002 Documentary
Recreating Pollyanna's America

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Recreating Pollyanna's America

Self

2002 Documentary
Gossip from the Forest

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Gossip from the Forest

General Groener

1979 Drama
Pollyanna

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Pollyanna

Fireman (Uncredited)

1960 Comedy
Good Neighbor Sam

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Good Neighbor Sam

TV Director (uncredited)

1964 Comedy
Hamlet at Elsinore

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Hamlet at Elsinore

Player King

1964 Drama
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

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Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Professor Lindemann

1981 Documentary
The Storyteller

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The Storyteller

King

1988 Drama
The Wonderful World of Disney

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The Wonderful World of Disney

Fireman (uncredited)

1954 Drama
The Parent Trap

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The Parent Trap

Screenplay

1998 Comedy
Candleshoe

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Candleshoe

Screenplay

1977 Family
The Nifty Nineties

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The Nifty Nineties

Animation

1941 Animation
The Parent Trap

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The Parent Trap

Director

1961 Comedy
The Hugga Bunch

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The Hugga Bunch

Writer

1985 Family
The Interns

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The Interns

Director

1962 Romance
Under the Yum-Yum Tree

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Under the Yum-Yum Tree

Director

1963 Comedy
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Animation

1938 Fantasy
Şeker Gibi Kızlar

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Şeker Gibi Kızlar

Writer

1964 Comedy
No Time at All

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No Time at All

Screenplay

1958 Comedy
Foolin' Around

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Foolin' Around

Writer

1980 Comedy
Love is a Ball

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Love is a Ball

Director

1963 Comedy
So You Want to Be a Detective

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So You Want to Be a Detective

Story

1948 Comedy
So You Want to Be a Gambler

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So You Want to Be a Gambler

Original Story

1948 Comedy