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).
Filmography
all 40
Movies 21
TV Shows 19
Writer 16
Director 15
self 2
Screenplay 1
Creator 1
Self - Director / Writer
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece (2002)
Movie
Self
Recreating Pollyanna's America (2002)
Movie
Screenplay
The Parent Trap (1998)
Movie
8.05
Writer
The Hugga Bunch (1985)
Movie
Writer
Foolin' Around (1980)
Movie
General Groener
Gossip From The Forest (1979)
Movie
Director
Sweepstakes (1979)
TV
Writer
Candleshoe (1977)
Movie
Writer
The Love Boat (1977)
TV
6.85
Director
Eight Is Enough (1977)
TV
Director
Barney Miller (1975)
TV
5.5
Writer
Arnie (1970)
TV
Director
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
Movie
Writer
Camp Runamuck (1965)
TV
Director
Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
Movie
Player King
Hamlet at Elsinore (1964)
Movie
Director
Under the Yum-Yum Tree (1963)
Movie
Creator
Grindl (1963)
TV
Director
Love Is a Ball (1963)
Movie
Director
The Interns (1962)
Movie
Director
The Parent Trap (1961)
Movie
5.07
Director
Pollyanna (1960)
Movie
5.33
Writer
Rawhide (1959)
TV
4
Director / Writer
The Rifleman (1958)
TV
6.67
Director
No Time at All (1958)
Movie
Director / Writer / Teleplay
Alcoa Theatre (1957)
TV
Writer
Wagon Train (1957)
TV
8
Director
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Writer
Norby (1955)
TV
Director
Climax! (1954)
TV
Teleplay
The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
TV
Writer
Mister Peepers (1952)
TV
Writer
Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951)
TV
Writer
Studio One (1948)
TV
Writer
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
TV
Writer
So You Want to Be a Detective (1948)
Movie
Writer
So You Want to Be a Gambler (1948)
Movie
Animation
The Nifty Nineties (1941)
Movie
Animation
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Movie
7
Writer
Şeker Gibi Kızlar
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.1
Based on 493 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1937
1955
1963
1959
2002
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1919-07-27
Deathday2001-12-31 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceMinneapolis, United States of America
SpouseMaggie McNamara
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsDave Swift, Bud Swift
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