David Swift

David Swift

Writing
Born 1919-07-27 Died 2001-12-31 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 46 credits
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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).
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Filmography
Writing 33 credits
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
1977 · ★ 6.3 · Writer
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
1958 · ★ 7.1 · Director, Writer
Wagon Train
Wagon Train
1957 · Writer
Rawhide
Rawhide
1959 · Writer
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · Writer
The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap
1998 · ★ 7.2 · Screenplay
Studio One
Studio One
1948 · Writer
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Teleplay
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
1956 · Director, Screenplay
The Third Man
The Third Man
1959 · Teleplay, Story
Alcoa Theatre
Alcoa Theatre
1957 · Director, Writer, Teleplay
The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap
1961 · ★ 7.0 · Director, Screenplay
Goodyear Television Playhouse
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951 · Writer
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Director, Writer, Fireman (uncredited)
Grindl
Grindl
1963 · Creator
Arnie
Arnie
1970 · Creator, Director, Writer
Foolin' Around
Foolin' Around
1980 · Writer
Camp Runamuck
Camp Runamuck
1965 · Creator, Director, Writer
Pollyanna
Pollyanna
1960 · ★ 7.0 · Director, Screenplay, Fireman (Uncredited)
Candleshoe
Candleshoe
1977 · ★ 6.9 · Screenplay
Mister Peepers
Mister Peepers
1952 · Creator, Producer
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
1953 · Director, Teleplay
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Writer, Producer
Good Neighbor Sam
Good Neighbor Sam
1964 · ★ 6.6 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Under the Yum Yum Tree
Under the Yum Yum Tree
1963 · Director, Screenplay
Norby
Norby
1955 · Creator
The Hugga Bunch
The Hugga Bunch
1985 · Writer
Love is a Ball
Love is a Ball
1963 · Director, Screenplay
So You Want to Be a Gambler
So You Want to Be a Gambler
1948 · Original Story
The Interns
The Interns
1962 · Director, Writer
No Time at All
No Time at All
1958 · Director, Screenplay
Şeker Gibi Kızlar
Şeker Gibi Kızlar
1965 · Writer
So You Want to Be a Detective
So You Want to Be a Detective
1948 · Story
Directing 20 credits
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
1958 · ★ 7.1 · Director, Writer
Barney Miller
Barney Miller
1975 · ★ 7.3 · Director
Climax!
Climax!
1954 · Director
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · ★ 7.8 · Director
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
1977 · Director
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
1956 · Director, Screenplay
Alcoa Theatre
Alcoa Theatre
1957 · Director, Writer, Teleplay
The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap
1961 · ★ 7.0 · Director, Screenplay
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Director, Writer, Fireman (uncredited)
$weepstake$
$weepstake$
1979 · Director
Arnie
Arnie
1970 · Creator, Director, Writer
Camp Runamuck
Camp Runamuck
1965 · Creator, Director, Writer
Pollyanna
Pollyanna
1960 · ★ 7.0 · Director, Screenplay, Fireman (Uncredited)
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
1953 · Director, Teleplay
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Writer, Producer
Good Neighbor Sam
Good Neighbor Sam
1964 · ★ 6.6 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Under the Yum Yum Tree
Under the Yum Yum Tree
1963 · Director, Screenplay
Love is a Ball
Love is a Ball
1963 · Director, Screenplay
The Interns
The Interns
1962 · Director, Writer
No Time at All
No Time at All
1958 · Director, Screenplay
Acting 12 credits
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938 · ★ 7.1 · Animation
The Storyteller
The Storyteller
1988 · ★ 8.2 · King
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Director, Writer, Fireman (uncredited)
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981 · Professor Lindemann
Pollyanna
Pollyanna
1960 · ★ 7.0 · Director, Screenplay, Fireman (Uncredited)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Writer, Producer
Good Neighbor Sam
Good Neighbor Sam
1964 · ★ 6.6 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Hamlet at Elsinore
Hamlet at Elsinore
1964 · Player King
The Nifty Nineties
The Nifty Nineties
1941 · Animation
Recreating Pollyanna's America
Recreating Pollyanna's America
2002 · Self
Gossip from the Forest
Gossip from the Forest
1979 · General Groener
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
2002 · Self - Director / Writer
Producing 4 credits
Camp Runamuck
Camp Runamuck
1965 · Creator, Director, Writer
Mister Peepers
Mister Peepers
1952 · Creator, Producer
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Writer, Producer
Good Neighbor Sam
Good Neighbor Sam
1964 · ★ 6.6 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
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