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David Swift

Writing • Born 1919

David Swift

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About

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

The Love Boat posterThe Love BoatSeries • 1977Wagon Train posterWagon TrainSeries • 1957The Rifleman posterThe RiflemanSeries • 1958Barney Miller posterBarney MillerSeries • 1975Studio One posterStudio OneSeries • 1948Climax! posterClimax!Series • 1954The Philco Television Playhouse posterThe Philco Television PlayhouseSeries • 1948Rawhide posterRawhideSeries • 1959Alfred Hitchcock Presents posterAlfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955Eight Is Enough posterEight Is EnoughSeries • 1977Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs posterSnow White and the Seven DwarfsMovie • 1938The Parent Trap posterThe Parent TrapMovie • 1998The Ford Television Theatre posterThe Ford Television TheatreSeries • 1952Playhouse 90 posterPlayhouse 90Series • 1956The Storyteller posterThe StorytellerSeries • 1988Alcoa Theatre posterAlcoa TheatreSeries • 1957The Third Man posterThe Third ManSeries • 1959The Wonderful World of Disney posterThe Wonderful World of DisneySeries • 1954Goodyear Television Playhouse posterGoodyear Television PlayhouseSeries • 1951The Parent Trap posterThe Parent TrapMovie • 1961Candleshoe posterCandleshoeMovie • 1977Pollyanna posterPollyannaMovie • 1960Good Neighbor Sam posterGood Neighbor SamMovie • 1964How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying posterHow to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingMovie • 1967