About

Known credits:
36
Birthday:
1919-07-27
Place of birth:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Website:
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David Swift

Overview

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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).

Known for

Acting
2002 Recreating Pollyanna's America Actor Self N/A
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2002 Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece Actor Self - Director / Writer N/A
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1979 Gossip from the Forest Actor General Groener N/A
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1967 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Actor Elevator Operator (uncredited) 59
Average
1964 Good Neighbor Sam Actor TV Director (uncredited) 59
Average
1964 Hamlet at Elsinore Actor Player King 59
Average
1960 Pollyanna Actor Fireman (Uncredited) 61
Fair

Directing
1967 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Directing Director 59
Average
1964 Good Neighbor Sam Directing Director 59
Average
1963 Under the Yum-Yum Tree Directing Director 59
Average
1963 Love Is a Ball Directing Director 58
Average
1962 The Interns Directing Director 59
Average
1961 The Parent Trap Directing Director 63
Fair
1960 Pollyanna Directing Director 61
Fair
1958 No Time at All Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1998 The Parent Trap Writing Screenplay 70
Good
1985 The Hugga Bunch Writing Writer 58
Average
1980 Foolin' Around Writing Writer 59
Average
1977 Candleshoe Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1967 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Writing Writer 59
Average
1965 Şeker Gibi Kızlar Writing Writer 58
Average
1964 Good Neighbor Sam Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1963 Under the Yum-Yum Tree Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1963 Love Is a Ball Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1962 The Interns Writing Writer 59
Average
1961 The Parent Trap Writing Screenplay 63
Fair
1960 Pollyanna Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1958 No Time at All Writing Screenplay N/A
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1948 So You Want to Be a Detective Writing Story 59
Average
1948 So You Want to Be a Gambler Writing Original Story 59
Average

Production
1967 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Production Producer 59
Average
1965 Camp Runamuck Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
1964 Good Neighbor Sam Production Producer 59
Average
1952 Mister Peepers Production Producer 69
Fair

Visual Effects
1941 The Nifty Nineties Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1938 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Visual Effects Animation 70
Good