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David Swift

David Swift profile
Known For: Writing
Birthday: 1919-07-27
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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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 Filmography

The Philco Television Playhouse poster

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948
The Storyteller poster

The Storyteller

1988
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years poster

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

1981
Pollyanna poster

Pollyanna

1960
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying poster

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

1967
Good Neighbor Sam poster

Good Neighbor Sam

1964
Hamlet at Elsinore poster

Hamlet at Elsinore

1964
Gossip from the Forest poster

Gossip from the Forest

1979
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece poster

Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece

2002
Recreating Pollyanna's America poster

Recreating Pollyanna's America

2002