David Swift
July 27, 1919 (105 years old) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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
Credits
- 2002 ·Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpieceas Self - Director / Writer
- 2002 ·Recreating Pollyanna's Americaas Self
- 1981 ·Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Yearsas Professor Lindemann
- 1979 ·Gossip from the Forestas General Groener
- 1972 ·War & Peaceas
- 1967 ·How to Succeed in Business Without Really Tryingas Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- 1964 ·Good Neighbor Samas TV Director (uncredited)
- 1964 ·Hamlet at Elsinoreas Player King
- 1960 ·Pollyannaas Fireman (Uncredited)
- 1948 ·The Philco Television Playhouseas