David Swift

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

10

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-07-27

Day of death

2001-12-31 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

David Swift

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

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Storyteller

    The Storyteller

  • Pollyanna

    Pollyanna

  • Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

    Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

  • How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

    How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

  • Good Neighbor Sam

    Good Neighbor Sam

  • Hamlet at Elsinore

    Hamlet at Elsinore

  • Gossip from the Forest

    Gossip from the Forest

  • Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece

    Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece

  • Recreating Pollyanna's America

    Recreating Pollyanna's America