
Writing
David Swift
27 July 1919† 31 December 2001 (aged 82) Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Directed
- 20
- Written
- 30
- Produced
- 3
- Movies
- 7
- Shows
- 4
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
- 2002
- Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece · Film · Director · Writer
- Recreating Pollyanna's America · Film
- 1998
- The Parent Trap · Film · Screenplay
- 1988
- The Storyteller · Series · King
- 1985
- The Hugga Bunch · Film · Writer
- 1981
- Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years · Series · Professor Lindemann
- 1980
- Foolin' Around · Film · Writer
- 1979
- Gossip from the Forest · Film · General Groener
- $weepstake$ · Series · Director
- 1977
- The Love Boat · Series · Writer
- Candleshoe · Film · Screenplay
- Eight Is Enough · Series · Director
- 1975
- Barney Miller · Series · Director
- 1970
- Arnie · Series · Director
- 1967
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying · Film · Elevator Operator
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying · Film · Director
- 1965
- Camp Runamuck · Series · Executive Producer
- Şeker Gibi Kızlar · Film · Writer
- 1964
- Good Neighbor Sam · Film · TV Director
- Hamlet at Elsinore · Film · Player King
- Good Neighbor Sam · Film · Producer
- 1963
- Under the Yum Yum Tree · Film · Director
- Love is a Ball · Film · Screenplay
- Grindl · Series · Creator
- 1962
- The Interns · Film · Director
- 1961
- The Parent Trap · Film · Director
- 1960
- 1959
- Rawhide · Series · Writer
- The Third Man · Series · Story
- 1958
- The Rifleman · Series · Writer
- No Time at All · Film · Screenplay
- 1957
- Wagon Train · Series · Writer
- Alcoa Theatre · Series · Writer
- 1956
- Playhouse 90 · Series · Director
- 1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents · Series · Director
- Norby · Series · Creator
- 1954
- The Wonderful World of Disney · Series · Fireman
- The Wonderful World of Disney · Series · Director
- Climax! · Series · Director
- 1953
- General Electric Theater · Series · Teleplay
- 1952
- Mister Peepers · Series · Producer
- The Ford Television Theatre · Series · Teleplay
- 1951
- Goodyear Television Playhouse · Series · Writer
- 1948
- The Philco Television Playhouse · Series
- So You Want to Be a Detective · Film · Story
- Studio One · Series · Writer
- The Philco Television Playhouse · Series · Writer
- So You Want to Be a Gambler · Film · Original Story
- 1941
- The Nifty Nineties · Film · Animation
- 1938
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs · Film · Animation








































