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).

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Storyteller (1988) — King
2. Pollyanna (1960) — Fireman (Uncredited)
3. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) — Elevator Operator (uncredited)
4. Good Neighbor Sam (1964) — TV Director (uncredited)
5. The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) — Fireman (uncredited)
6. The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
7. Hamlet at Elsinore (1964) — Player King
8. Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981) — Professor Lindemann
9. Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece (2002) — Self - Director / Writer
10. Gossip from the Forest (1979) — General Groener
11. Recreating Pollyanna's America (2002) — Self

Directed

1. The Parent Trap (1961) — Director
2. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Director
3. Pollyanna (1960) — Director
4. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) — Director
5. Barney Miller (1975) — Director
6. Good Neighbor Sam (1964) — Director
7. The Rifleman (1958) — Director
8. Eight Is Enough (1977) — Director
9. The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) — Director
10. Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963) — Director
11. Climax! (1954) — Director
12. Playhouse 90 (1956) — Director
13. The Interns (1962) — Director
14. Love is a Ball (1963) — Director
15. Alcoa Theatre (1957) — Director
16. General Electric Theater (1953) — Director
17. Arnie (1970) — Director
18. Camp Runamuck (1965) — Director
19. No Time at All (1958) — Director
20. $weepstake$ (1979) — Director