7.1
Movie
Writing
David Swift
- Born
- Died
- (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Credits
- 46 titles
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).
Signature work
Known For
7.1
Movie
7.2
Movie
The Parent Trap
7.0
Movie
The Parent Trap
7.8
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
8.2
TV
The Storyteller
6.9
Movie
Pollyanna
6.2
TV
The Love Boat
6.9
Movie
Candleshoe
6.7
Movie
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
7.4
TV
Barney Miller
6.6
Movie
Good Neighbor Sam
7.1
TV
The Rifleman
7.3
TV
Rawhide
6.2
TV
Eight Is Enough
7.9
TV
The Wonderful World of Disney
6.1
Movie
Under the Yum Yum Tree
6.6
TV
Wagon Train
6.1
Movie
The Nifty Nineties
Acting credits 11
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece Film | Self - Director / Writer |
| 2002 | Recreating Pollyanna's America Film | Self |
| 1988 | The Storyteller TV | King (1 ep) |
| 1981 | Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years TV | Professor Lindemann (1 ep) |
| 1979 | Gossip from the Forest Film | General Groener |
| 1967 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Film | Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Good Neighbor Sam Film | TV Director (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Hamlet at Elsinore Film | Player King |
| 1960 | Pollyanna Film | Fireman (Uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney TV | Fireman (uncredited) (3 ep) |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse TV | (1 ep) |
Crew credits 40
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Parent Trap Film | Screenplay |
| 1985 | The Hugga Bunch Film | Writer |
| 1980 | Foolin' Around Film | Writer |
| 1979 | $weepstake$ TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1977 | Candleshoe Film | Screenplay |
| 1977 | The Love Boat TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1977 | Eight Is Enough TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1975 | Barney Miller TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1970 | Arnie TV | Director, Writer, Creator (1 ep) |
| 1967 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1965 | Camp Runamuck TV | Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Creator (26 ep) |
| 1965 | Şeker Gibi Kızlar Film | Writer |
| 1964 | Good Neighbor Sam Film | Producer, Screenplay, Director |
| 1963 | Under the Yum Yum Tree Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1963 | Grindl TV | Creator |
| 1963 | Love is a Ball Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 1962 | The Interns Film | Director, Writer |
| 1961 | The Parent Trap Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1960 | Pollyanna Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1959 | The Third Man TV | Story, Teleplay (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Rawhide TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1958 | The Rifleman TV | Writer, Director (1 ep) |
| 1958 | No Time at All Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre TV | Writer, Teleplay, Director (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Wagon Train TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 TV | Director, Screenplay (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Norby TV | Creator |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney TV | Director, Writer (3 ep) |
| 1954 | Climax! TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater TV | Teleplay, Director (1 ep) |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre TV | Teleplay (1 ep) |
| 1952 | Mister Peepers TV | Producer, Creator (48 ep) |
| 1951 | Goodyear Television Playhouse TV | Writer (3 ep) |
| 1948 | Studio One TV | Writer (2 ep) |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse TV | Writer (5 ep) |
| 1948 | So You Want to Be a Detective Film | Story |
| 1948 | 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 |