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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-07-27 (105 years old)

Place of Birth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

David Swift

Biography:

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).

Known For

Acting

2002

Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece as Self - Director / Writer

1988

1981

1979

Gossip from the Forest as General Groener

1972

1967

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

1964

Good Neighbor Sam as TV Director (uncredited)
Hamlet at Elsinore as Player King

1960

Pollyanna as Fireman (Uncredited)

1948

Production

1965

Camp Runamuck as Executive Producer

1964

Good Neighbor Sam as Producer

1952

Mister Peepers as Producer

Directing

1979

Sweepstakes as Director

1977

Eight Is Enough as Director

1975

Barney Miller as Director

1970

Arnie as Director

1965

Camp Runamuck as Director

1964

Good Neighbor Sam as Director

1963

Love Is a Ball as Director

1962

The Interns as Director

1961

The Parent Trap as Director

1960

Pollyanna as Director

1958

No Time at All as Director
The Rifleman as Director

1957

Alcoa Theatre as Director

1956

Playhouse 90 as Director

1954

Climax! as Director

1953

Writing

1998

The Parent Trap as Screenplay

1985

The Hugga Bunch as Writer

1980

Foolin' Around as Writer

1977

Candleshoe as Screenplay
The Love Boat as Writer

1970

Arnie as Writer

1965

Camp Runamuck as Writer

1964

Good Neighbor Sam as Screenplay

1963

Love Is a Ball as Screenplay

1962

The Interns as Writer

1961

The Parent Trap as Screenplay

1960

Pollyanna as Screenplay

1959

Rawhide as Writer
The Third Man as Story
The Third Man as Teleplay

1958

No Time at All as Screenplay
The Rifleman as Writer

1957

Alcoa Theatre as Writer
Wagon Train as Writer
Alcoa Theatre as Teleplay

1956

Playhouse 90 as Screenplay

1953

Visual Effects

1941

The Nifty Nineties as Animation

Creator

1970

Arnie as Creator

1965

Camp Runamuck as Creator

1963

Grindl as Creator

1955

Norby as Creator

1952

Mister Peepers as Creator