David Swift
Birthday
1919/07/27
Day of death
2001/12/31 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Also know as
Dave Swift, Bud 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).
Acting
(1967) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
(2002) Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
as Self - Director / Writer
(2002) Recreating Pollyanna's America
as Self
(1979) Gossip from the Forest
as General Groener
(1960) Pollyanna
as Fireman (Uncredited)
(1964) Good Neighbor Sam
as TV Director (uncredited)
(1964) Hamlet at Elsinore
as Player King
(1972) War & Peace
as ---
(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse
as ---
(1981) Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
as Professor Lindemann