David Swift
Born
1919-07-27
Place of birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Died
2001-12-31
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 Storyteller
King
Pollyanna
Fireman (Uncredited)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Good Neighbor Sam
TV Director (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of Disney
Fireman (uncredited)
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV Series
Hamlet at Elsinore
Player King
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Professor Lindemann
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
Self - Director / Writer
Recreating Pollyanna's America
Self
Gossip from the Forest
General Groener