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David Swift

Film Director / Screenwriter / Animator / Actor / Film Producer / Television Producer | * 07/27/1919 († 82, 12/31/2001) | Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States of America (USA))
David "Dave" Swift (July 27, 1919 – December 31, 2001) was an American screenwriter, animator, director, and producer. He is best known for writing and directing 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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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Kids & Family

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A young but bright former window cleaner rises to the top of his company by following the advice of a book about ruthless advancement in business. ...

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

NR

1967 | 3.5/5 | 2h 1min
Comedy, Music
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Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents' divorce, are reunited years later at a summer camp, where they scheme to bring their parents back together. The girls, one of whom has ...

The Parent Trap

G

1961 | 3.6/5 | 2h 9min
Comedy, Kids & Family
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Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins separated at a young age because of their parents' divorce. Unknowingly to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp where they meet, ...

The Parent Trap

PG

1998 | 3.6/5 | 2h 7min
Comedy, Kids & Family
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Camp Runamuck is an American sitcom which aired on NBC during the 1965-1966 television season. The series was created and executive produced by David Swift, and aired for 26 episodes. ...

Camp Runamuck

Certification unknown

1965 | 3.0/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy
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Movies with David Swift as Actor(4)

as General Groener1979 Gossip From The Forest
as TV Director (uncredited)1964 Good Neighbor Sam
as Player King1964 Hamlet at Elsinore
as Fireman (Uncredited)1960 Pollyanna

TV Shows/Series with David Swift as Actor(2)

1972 War and Peace
1948 The Philco Television Playhouse

Movies with David Swift as Crew(23)

Writing/Screenplay1998 The Parent Trap
Writing/Writer1980 Foolin' Around
Writing/Screenplay1977 Candleshoe
Directing/Director1967 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Production/Producer1967 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Writing/Writer1967 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Directing/Director1964 Good Neighbor Sam
Production/Producer1964 Good Neighbor Sam
Writing/Screenplay1964 Good Neighbor Sam
Directing/Director1963 Love Is a Ball
Writing/Screenplay1963 Love Is a Ball
Directing/Director1963 Under the Yum-Yum Tree
Writing/Screenplay1963 Under the Yum-Yum Tree
Directing/Director1962 The Interns
Writing/Writer1962 The Interns
Directing/Director1961 The Parent Trap
Writing/Screenplay1961 The Parent Trap
Directing/Director1960 Pollyanna
Writing/Screenplay1960 Pollyanna
Writing/Original Story1948 So You Want to Be a Gambler
Writing/Story1948 So You Want to Be a Detective
Visual Effects/Animation1941 The Nifty Nineties
Visual Effects/Animation1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

TV Shows/Series with David Swift as Crew(24)

Directing/Director1977 Eight Is Enough
Directing/Director1975 Barney Miller
Writing/Writer1970 Arnie
Directing/Director1970 Arnie
Creator/Creator1970 Arnie
Writing/Writer1965 Camp Runamuck
Directing/Director1965 Camp Runamuck
Production/Executive Producer1965 Camp Runamuck
Creator/Creator1965 Camp Runamuck
Creator/Creator1963 Grindl
Writing/Writer1959 Rawhide
Writing/Writer1958 The Rifleman
Directing/Director1958 The Rifleman
Writing/Writer1957 Alcoa Theatre
Writing/Writer1957 Wagon Train
Creator/Creator1955 Norby
Directing/Director1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Directing/Director1954 Climax!
Production/Producer1952 Mister Peepers
Creator/Creator1952 Mister Peepers
Writing/Teleplay1952 The Ford Television Theatre
Writing/Writer1951 Goodyear Television Playhouse
Writing/Writer1948 Studio One
Writing/Writer1948 The Philco Television Playhouse

Full Name: David Swift
Born: Sunday, 07/27 1919 (July) in Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 12/31 2001 (December) in Santa Monica (aged: 82)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Hollywood High School
Spouses (current/former): Maggie McNamara
Other names for David Swift (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Dave Swift"
"Bud Swift"
"David Swift (director)"
"David Swift (Regisseur)"
David Swift frequently works together with these people:
Everett Sloane (23x, Actor)
Harry Townes (22x, Actor)
James Gregory (20x, Actor)
E.G. Marshall (18x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (17x, Actor)
Robert H. Harris (17x, Actor)
Skip Homeier (15x, Actor)
John Forsythe (14x, Actor)
James Daly (14x, Actor)
Phyllis Thaxter (13x, Actress)
Shepperd Strudwick (13x, Actor)
Walt Disney (6x, Crew)

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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1349558, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 04/22/2024