David Swift

Writing · Born 1919-07-27 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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).

Filmography

• Pollyanna as Fireman (Uncredited)
• How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
• Good Neighbor Sam as TV Director (uncredited)
• Hamlet at Elsinore as Player King

TV

• The Storyteller as King
• The Philco Television Playhouse
• Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years as Professor Lindemann
• The Wonderful World of Disney as Fireman (uncredited)