
Writing
David Swift
Writing · Born 1919-07-27 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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).
Credits · 45
FilmPollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
2002 · Self - Director / Writer
FilmThe Parent Trap
1998 · Screenplay

The Storyteller
1988 · King
FilmThe Hugga Bunch
1985 · Writer

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981 · Professor Lindemann
FilmFoolin' Around
1980 · Writer
FilmGossip from the Forest
1979 · General Groener
$weepstake$
$weepstake$
1979 · Director
FilmCandleshoe
1977 · Screenplay

The Love Boat
1977 · Writer

Eight Is Enough
1977 · Director

Barney Miller
1975 · Director

Arnie
1970 · Director
FilmHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967 · Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Camp Runamuck
1965 · Executive Producer
FilmŞeker Gibi Kızlar
1965 · Writer
FilmGood Neighbor Sam
1964 · TV Director (uncredited)
FilmHamlet at Elsinore
1964 · Player King
FilmUnder the Yum Yum Tree
1963 · Director

Grindl
1963 · Creator
FilmLove is a Ball
1963 · Screenplay
FilmThe Interns
1962 · Director
FilmThe Parent Trap
1961 · Director
FilmPollyanna
1960 · Fireman (Uncredited)

The Third Man
1959 · Story

Rawhide
1959 · Writer

The Rifleman
1958 · Writer
FilmNo Time at All
1958 · Screenplay

Alcoa Theatre
1957 · Writer

Wagon Train
1957 · Writer

Playhouse 90
1956 · Director

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Director
Norby
Norby
1955 · Creator

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Fireman (uncredited)

Climax!
1954 · Director

General Electric Theater
1953 · Teleplay

The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Teleplay

Mister Peepers
1952 · Producer

Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951 · Writer

Studio One
1948 · Writer

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · Writer
FilmSo You Want to Be a Detective
1948 · Story
FilmSo You Want to Be a Gambler
1948 · Original Story
FilmThe Nifty Nineties
1941 · Animation
FilmSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938 · Animation