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  • BIRTH 27/07/1919
  • DEATH 31/12/2001
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 2
  • SHOWRUNNER 1
  • DIRECTOR 14
  • SCRIPT 16
  • 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

Shows (2)

Jim Henson's The Storyteller
Jim Henson's The Storyteller
King
Disneyland
Disneyland
Fireman (uncredited)

Showrunner

Arnie
Arnie

Director (14)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(1 episode)
Eight is Enough
Eight is Enough
(2 episodes)
Pollyanna
Pollyanna
The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap
Disneyland
Disneyland
(3 episodes)
Barney Miller
Barney Miller
(3 episodes)
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
(1 episode)
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
(2 episodes)
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
(1 episode)
Good Neighbor Sam
Good Neighbor Sam
Climax!
Climax!
(1 episode)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really…
Camp Runamuck
Camp Runamuck
(7 episodes)
Arnie
Arnie
(1 episode)

Script (16)

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

Production (2)

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