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  • BIRTH 27/07/1919
  • DEATH 31/12/2001
  • Country United States
  • SHOW 1
  • SHOWRUNNER 1
  • DIRECTOR 8
  • SCRIPT 12
  • PRODUCTION 2

David Swift

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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).

David Swift

Show

Jim Henson's The Storyteller
Jim Henson's The Storyteller
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Showrunner

Arnie
Arnie

Director (8)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(1 episode)
The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap
Eight is Enough
Eight is Enough
(2 episodes)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really…
Good Neighbor Sam
Good Neighbor Sam
Pollyanna
Pollyanna
Barney Miller
Barney Miller
(3 episodes)
Camp Runamuck
Camp Runamuck
(7 episodes)

Script (12)

The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
(1 episode)
The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really…
Candleshoe
Candleshoe
Good Neighbor Sam
Good Neighbor Sam
Pollyanna
Pollyanna
Foolin' Around
Foolin' Around
Rawhide
Rawhide
(1 episode)
Camp Runamuck
Camp Runamuck
(10 episodes)
Wagon Train
Wagon Train
(1 episode)
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
(5 episodes)

Production (2)

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really…
Good Neighbor Sam
Good Neighbor Sam