David Swift

Biography

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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).

Known For

Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece

Recreating Pollyanna's America

Gossip from the Forest

Filmography

2002 Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece

as Self - Director / Writer

2002 Recreating Pollyanna's America

as Self

1988 The Storyteller

as King

1981 Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

as Professor Lindemann

1979 Gossip from the Forest

as General Groener

1967 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

1964 Good Neighbor Sam

as TV Director (uncredited)

1964 Hamlet at Elsinore

as Player King

1960 Pollyanna

as Fireman (Uncredited)

1948 The Philco Television Playhouse