From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David "Dave" Swift (July 27, 1919 โ€“ 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).

David Swift

David Swift

Writing Born July 27, 1919 – Died December 31, 2001 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

David "Dave" Swift (July 27, 1919 โ€“ 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

The Philco Television Playhouse poster

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Storyteller poster

The Storyteller

King
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

Fireman (uncredited)
Pollyanna poster

Pollyanna

Fireman (Uncredited)
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years poster

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Professor Lindemann
Good Neighbor Sam poster

Good Neighbor Sam

TV Director (uncredited)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying poster

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Recreating Pollyanna's America poster

Recreating Pollyanna's America

Self
Hamlet at Elsinore poster

Hamlet at Elsinore

Player King
Gossip from the Forest poster

Gossip from the Forest

General Groener
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece poster

Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece

Self - Director / Writer