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David Swift

Personal Information

Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 27, 1919 (Died at 82)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthMinneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Career Span1938 – 2001
Known Credits44 Titles
Official Links
WritingPopularity Score 1.1

David Swift

Also known as:Dave SwiftBud Swift
Total Works

44

21 movies • 23 shows

Avg Rating

7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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).

Signature Roles & Milestones

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
7.1
Role: Animation
The Parent Trap
7.2
The Parent Trap
1998•movie
Role: Screenplay
The Parent Trap
7.0
The Parent Trap
1961•movie
Role: Director
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
Role: Director

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 44 titles featuring David Swift

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
7.1

Role: Animation

The Parent Trap
7.2
The Parent Trap
1998•movie

Role: Screenplay

The Parent Trap
7.0
The Parent Trap
1961•movie

Role: Director

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8

Role: Director

The Storyteller
8.2
1 eps
The Storyteller
1988•series

as King

Pollyanna
6.9
Pollyanna
1960•movie

as Fireman (Uncredited)

The Love Boat
6.2
The Love Boat
1977•series

Role: Writer

Candleshoe
6.9
Candleshoe
1977•movie

Role: Screenplay

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
6.7

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Barney Miller
7.4
Barney Miller
1975•series

Role: Director

Good Neighbor Sam
6.6
Good Neighbor Sam
1964•movie

as TV Director (uncredited)

The Rifleman
7.1
The Rifleman
1958•series

Role: Director

Rawhide
7.3
Rawhide
1959•series

Role: Writer

Eight Is Enough
6.2
Eight Is Enough
1977•series

Role: Director

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
3 eps

as Fireman (uncredited)

Under the Yum Yum Tree
6.1

Role: Director

Wagon Train
6.6
Wagon Train
1957•series

Role: Writer

The Nifty Nineties
6.1
The Nifty Nineties
1941•movie

Role: Animation

So You Want to Be a Detective
6.8

Role: Story

Studio One
5.4
Studio One
1948•series

Role: Writer

Climax!
3.8
Climax!
1954•series

Role: Director

The Third Man
7.2
The Third Man
1959•series

Role: Story

Playhouse 90
7.5
Playhouse 90
1956•series

Role: Director

The Hugga Bunch
5.3
The Hugga Bunch
1985•movie

Role: Writer

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6
1 eps
The Interns
6.0
The Interns
1962•movie

Role: Director

Love is a Ball
5.1
Love is a Ball
1963•movie

Role: Director

Alcoa Theatre
7.0
Alcoa Theatre
1957•series

Role: Writer

Foolin' Around
6.2
Foolin' Around
1980•movie

Role: Writer

General Electric Theater
6.8

Role: Director

Hamlet at Elsinore
8.0
Hamlet at Elsinore
1964•movie

as Player King

So You Want to Be a Gambler
5.6

Role: Original Story

Goodyear Television Playhouse
6.0

Role: Writer

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
6.2
1 eps

as Professor Lindemann

Mister Peepers
7.0
Mister Peepers
1952•series

Role: Producer

The Ford Television Theatre
7.8

Role: Teleplay

Arnie
5.3
Arnie
1970•series

Role: Writer

Camp Runamuck
7.3
Camp Runamuck
1965•series

Role: Writer

Grindl
6.0
Grindl
1963•series

Role: Creator

Şeker Gibi Kızlar
7.0

Role: Writer

Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
8.0

as Self - Director / Writer

Gossip from the Forest
7.0

as General Groener

No Time at All
8.0
No Time at All
1958•movie

Role: Director