David Swift

David Swift

Personal Info

  • Name:

    David Swift

  • Birthday:

    1919-07-27

  • Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
  • Gender:

    Male

  • Know For:

    Writing

  • Popularity: 0.7281
  • Also Known As

    Dave Swift

    Bud Swift

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).

Top Movie Cast

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

1967-03-09

6.8
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiecetrue- Self - Director / Writer

2002-05-07

0.0
Recreating Pollyanna's America
Recreating Pollyanna's Americatrue- Self

2002-05-07

0.0
Gossip from the Forest
Gossip from the Foresttrue- General Groener

1979-07-28

0.0
Pollyanna
Pollyannatrue- Fireman (Uncredited)

1960-05-19

7.0
Good Neighbor Sam
Good Neighbor Samtrue- TV Director (uncredited)

1964-07-22

6.5
Hamlet at Elsinore
Hamlet at Elsinoretrue- Player King

1964-04-15

7.8

Top Movie Crew

Good Neighbor Sam
Good Neighbor Samtrue

Production

1964-07-22

6.5
Good Neighbor Sam
Good Neighbor Samtrue

Writing

1964-07-22

6.5
Good Neighbor Sam
Good Neighbor Samtrue

Directing

1964-07-22

6.5
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Tryingtrue

Directing

1967-03-09

6.8
Pollyanna
Pollyannatrue

Directing

1960-05-19

7.0
Pollyanna
Pollyannatrue

Writing

1960-05-19

7.0
The Parent Trap
The Parent Traptrue

Writing

1998-07-28

7.2
Candleshoe
Candleshoetrue

Writing

1977-12-16

6.9
The Nifty Nineties
The Nifty Ninetiestrue

Visual Effects

1941-06-20

6.0
The Parent Trap
The Parent Traptrue

Directing

1961-05-13

7.0
The Hugga Bunch
The Hugga Bunchtrue

Writing

1985-06-08

5.0
The Interns
The Internstrue

Directing

1962-08-08

5.4
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Tryingtrue

Writing

1967-03-09

6.8
Under the Yum-Yum Tree
Under the Yum-Yum Treetrue

Directing

1963-10-23

5.9
Under the Yum-Yum Tree
Under the Yum-Yum Treetrue

Writing

1963-10-23

5.9
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfstrue

Visual Effects

1938-01-14

7.1
Şeker Gibi Kızlar
Şeker Gibi Kızlartrue

Writing

1965-01-01

5.0
The Parent Trap
The Parent Traptrue

Writing

1961-05-13

7.0
No Time at All
No Time at Alltrue

Writing

1958-02-13

0.0
No Time at All
No Time at Alltrue

Directing

1958-02-13

0.0
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Tryingtrue

Production

1967-03-09

6.8
Foolin' Around
Foolin' Aroundtrue

Writing

1980-10-17

6.0
The Interns
The Internstrue

Writing

1962-08-08

5.4
Love Is a Ball
Love Is a Balltrue

Writing

1963-04-24

4.6
Love Is a Ball
Love Is a Balltrue

Directing

1963-04-24

4.6
So You Want to Be a Detective
So You Want to Be a Detectivetrue

Writing

1948-06-26

6.8

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