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David Swift

Writer, Director, Actor, Producer, Additional Credits
Born July 27, 1919Died December 31, 2001 (82 years)
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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).

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Rifleman
  • Jim Henson's The Storyteller

Known For

  • The Parent Trap
  • The Parent Trap
  • Pollyanna
  • How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
  • Candleshoe
  • Good Neighbor Sam
  • Under the Yum Yum Tree
  • Wagon Train
  • Barney Miller
  • Love Is a Ball
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  • Eight is Enough
  • The Rifleman
  • Foolin' Around
  • Rawhide
  • The Love Boat
  • Mister Peepers

Filmography

1998
The Parent Trap · as Screenplay
1985
1980
1977
Candleshoe · as Screenplay
1977
The Love Boat (TV Series)
1970
Arnie (TV Series)
1967
1965
Camp Runamuck (TV Series)
1964
Good Neighbor Sam · as Screenplay
1963
Under the Yum Yum Tree · as Screenplay
1963
Vacation Playhouse (TV Series)
1963
Love Is a Ball · as Screenplay
1962
1961
The Parent Trap · as Screenplay
1960
Pollyanna · as Screenplay
1959
Rawhide (TV Series)
1958
1957
Alcoa Theatre (TV Series)
1957
Wagon Train (TV Series)
1956
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Screenplay
1956
1955
Playwrights '56 (TV Series)
1954
Disneyland (TV Series)
1951
1948
Studio One (TV Series)
1948

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