David Swift

David Swift

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).

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TV Series

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

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Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

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The Storyteller

The Storyteller

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Movies

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

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Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece

Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece

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Recreating Pollyanna's America

Recreating Pollyanna's America

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Gossip from the Forest

Gossip from the Forest

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Pollyanna

Pollyanna

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Good Neighbor Sam

Good Neighbor Sam

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Hamlet at Elsinore

Hamlet at Elsinore

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