David Swift
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).
7
Films
4
TV Shows
29
Crew Credits
Known For
11 Credits
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
The Storyteller
as King
1988
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Fireman (uncredited)
1954
Pollyanna
as Fireman (Uncredited)
1960
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
as Professor Lindemann
1981
Good Neighbor Sam
as TV Director (uncredited)
1964
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1967
Hamlet at Elsinore
as Player King
1964
Gossip from the Forest
as General Groener
1979
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
as Self - Director / Writer
2002
Recreating Pollyanna's America
as Self
2002
Behind the Camera
29 Credits
The Love Boat
Writer
1977
Wagon Train
Writer
1957
The Rifleman
Writer, Director
1958
Barney Miller
Director
1975
The Philco Television Playhouse
Writer
1948
Studio One
Writer
1948
Climax!
Director
1954
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Director
1955
Rawhide
Writer
1959
Eight Is Enough
Director
1977
Alcoa Theatre
Writer, Director
1957
Playhouse 90
Director
1956