David Swift
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- July 27, 1919, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Died
- December 31, 2001
- Movies
- 20
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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).
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2002 | Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece | Self - Director / Writer |
| 2002 | Recreating Pollyanna's America | Self |
| 1979 | Gossip from the Forest | General Groener |
| 1967 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Good Neighbor Sam | TV Director (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Hamlet at Elsinore | Player King |
| 1960 | Pollyanna | Fireman (Uncredited) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1998 | The Parent Trap | Screenplay |
| 1985 | The Hugga Bunch | Writer |
| 1980 | Foolin' Around | Writer |
| 1977 | Candleshoe | Screenplay |
| 1967 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1965 | Şeker Gibi Kızlar | Writer |
| 1964 | Good Neighbor Sam | Producer, Screenplay, Director |
| 1963 | Under the Yum Yum Tree | Director, Screenplay |
| 1963 | Love is a Ball | Screenplay, Director |
| 1962 | The Interns | Director, Writer |
| 1961 | The Parent Trap | Director, Screenplay |
| 1960 | Pollyanna | Director, Screenplay |
| 1958 | No Time at All | Screenplay, Director |
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