Writing
David Swift
Born July 27, 1919 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA · Died December 31, 2001
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).
Known for
7.6
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Animation
6.7
The Parent Trap
Screenplay
7.2
The Parent Trap
Director, Screenplay
8.5
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Director
8.8
The Storyteller
King
7.4
Pollyanna
Fireman (Uncredited), Director, Screenplay
6.3
The Love Boat
Writer
6.7
Candleshoe
Screenplay
7.2
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Elevator Operator (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer
8.3
Barney Miller
Director
6.7
Good Neighbor Sam
TV Director (uncredited), Producer, Screenplay
8.3
The Rifleman
Writer, Director
7.9
Rawhide
Writer
6.6
Eight Is Enough
Director
8.3
The Wonderful World of Disney
Fireman (uncredited), Director, Writer
6.0
Under the Yum Yum Tree
Director, Screenplay
7.6
Wagon Train
Writer
6.1 TMDB
The Nifty Nineties
Animation
6.9
So You Want to Be a Detective
Story
7.6
Studio One
Writer
Filmography
- 2002Pollyanna: The Making of a MasterpieceSelf - Director / WriterMovie
- 2002Recreating Pollyanna's AmericaSelfMovie
- 1998The Parent TrapScreenplayMovie
- 1988The StorytellerKingSeries
- 1985The Hugga BunchWriterMovie
- 1981Winston Churchill: The Wilderness YearsProfessor LindemannSeries
- 1980Foolin' AroundWriterMovie
- 1979Gossip from the ForestGeneral GroenerMovie
- 1979$weepstake$DirectorSeries
- 1977CandleshoeScreenplayMovie
- 1977The Love BoatWriterSeries
- 1977Eight Is EnoughDirectorSeries
- 1975Barney MillerDirectorSeries
- 1970ArnieDirector, Writer, CreatorSeries
- 1967How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingElevator Operator (uncredited), Director, Writer, ProducerMovie
- 1965Camp RunamuckExecutive Producer, Writer, Director, CreatorSeries
- 1965Şeker Gibi KızlarWriterMovie
- 1964Good Neighbor SamTV Director (uncredited), Producer, ScreenplayMovie
- 1964Hamlet at ElsinorePlayer KingMovie
- 1963Under the Yum Yum TreeDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 1963GrindlCreatorSeries
- 1963Love is a BallScreenplay, DirectorMovie
- 1962The InternsDirector, WriterMovie
- 1961The Parent TrapDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 1960PollyannaFireman (Uncredited), Director, ScreenplayMovie
- 1959The Third ManStory, TeleplaySeries
- 1959RawhideWriterSeries
- 1958The RiflemanWriter, DirectorSeries
- 1958No Time at AllScreenplay, DirectorMovie
- 1957Alcoa TheatreWriter, Teleplay, DirectorSeries
- 1957Wagon TrainWriterSeries
- 1956Playhouse 90Director, ScreenplaySeries
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDirectorSeries
- 1955NorbyCreatorSeries
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneyFireman (uncredited), Director, WriterSeries
- 1954Climax!DirectorSeries
- 1953General Electric TheaterTeleplay, DirectorSeries
- 1952The Ford Television TheatreTeleplaySeries
- 1952Mister PeepersProducer, CreatorSeries
- 1951Goodyear Television PlayhouseWriterSeries
- 1948Studio OneWriterSeries
- 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries
- 1948So You Want to Be a DetectiveStoryMovie
- 1948So You Want to Be a GamblerOriginal StoryMovie
- 1941The Nifty NinetiesAnimationMovie
- 1938Snow White and the Seven DwarfsAnimationMovie