David Swift
Writing
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
Writing30
movieThe Parent Trap
1998
Screenplay
movieThe Hugga Bunch
1985
Writer
movieFoolin' Around
1980
Writer
movieCandleshoe
1977
Screenplay
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Writer
tvArnie
1970
Writer
tvCamp Runamuck
1965
Writer
movieGood Neighbor Sam
1964
Screenplay
movieUnder the Yum Yum Tree
1963
Screenplay
movieLove is a Ball
1963
Screenplay
movieThe Interns
1962
Writer
movieThe Parent Trap
1961
Screenplay
moviePollyanna
1960
Screenplay
tvThe Third Man
1959
Story, Teleplay
tvRawhide
1959
Writer
tvThe Rifleman
1958
Writer
movieNo Time at All
1958
Screenplay
tvAlcoa Theatre
1957
Writer, Teleplay
tvWagon Train
1957
Writer
tvPlayhouse 90
1956
Screenplay
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Teleplay
tvStudio One
1948
Writer
movieSo You Want to Be a Gambler
1948
Original Story
Directing20
$weepstake$
1979
Director
tvEight Is Enough
1977
Director
tvBarney Miller
1975
Director
tvArnie
1970
Director
tvCamp Runamuck
1965
Director
movieGood Neighbor Sam
1964
Director
movieUnder the Yum Yum Tree
1963
Director
movieLove is a Ball
1963
Director
movieThe Interns
1962
Director
movieThe Parent Trap
1961
Director
moviePollyanna
1960
Director
tvThe Rifleman
1958
Director
movieNo Time at All
1958
Director
tvAlcoa Theatre
1957
Director
tvPlayhouse 90
1956
Director
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Director
tvClimax!
1954
Director
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Director
Acting11
moviePollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
2002
Self - Director / Writer
tvWinston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981
Professor Lindemann
movieGossip from the Forest
1979
General Groener
movieHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
movieGood Neighbor Sam
1964
TV Director (uncredited)
movieHamlet at Elsinore
1964
Player King
moviePollyanna
1960
Fireman (Uncredited)
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Fireman (uncredited)
Creator5
tvArnie
1970
Creator
tvCamp Runamuck
1965
Creator
Grindl
1963
Creator
Norby
1955
Creator
tvMister Peepers
1952
Creator
Production4
Visual Effects2
movieThe Nifty Nineties
1941
Animation