David Swift

Birthday:: 07/27/1919
Place of birth:: 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).

Credits

	Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece (2002) as Self - Director / Writer
	Recreating Pollyanna's America (2002) as Self
	Gossip from the Forest (1979) as General Groener
	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
	Good Neighbor Sam (1964) as TV Director (uncredited)
	Hamlet at Elsinore (1964) as Player King
	Pollyanna (1960) as Fireman (Uncredited)

	The Parent Trap Screenplay
	The Hugga Bunch Writer
	Foolin' Around Writer
	Candleshoe Screenplay
	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Director
	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Writer
	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Producer
	Şeker Gibi Kızlar Writer
	Good Neighbor Sam Director
	Good Neighbor Sam Screenplay
	Good Neighbor Sam Producer
	Under the Yum Yum Tree Director
	Under the Yum Yum Tree Screenplay
	Love is a Ball Director
	Love is a Ball Screenplay
	The Interns Director
	The Interns Writer
	The Parent Trap Director
	The Parent Trap Screenplay
	Pollyanna Director
	Pollyanna Screenplay
	No Time at All Director
	No Time at All Screenplay
	So You Want to Be a Detective Story
	So You Want to Be a Gambler Original Story
	The Nifty Nineties Animation
	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Animation