David Swift

David Swift

Born: July 27, 1919
Died: December 31, 2001
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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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 for David Swift...

Recreating Pollyanna's America
Title: Recreating Pollyanna's America
Character: Self
Released: May 7, 2002
Type: Movie
Members of the cast and crew of Disney's Pollyanna, look back on location shooting in Santa Rosa.
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Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
Title: Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
Character: Self - Director / Writer
Released: May 7, 2002
Type: Movie
Interviews with cast and crew members detail the making of the Disney classic.
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Gossip From The Forest
Title: Gossip From The Forest
Character: General Groener
Released: July 28, 1979
Type: Movie
The events around the signing of The Armistice at the end of the First World War.
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Title: War and Peace
Released: September 29, 1972
Type: TV
The classic BBC dramatisation of Tolstoy's epic story of love and loss set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. Anthony Hopkins heads the cast as Pierre Bezuhov (a role for which he won the 1972 Best Actor BAFTA); Morag Hood is the impulsive and beautiful Natasha Rostova; Alan Dobie is the dour but heroic Andrei Bolkonsky; and David Swift is Napoleon, whose decision to invade Russia in 1812 has far-reaching consequences for Pierre and the Rostov and Bolkonsky families. The twenty-part serial was the vision of producer David Conroy whose principle aim was to transfer the rich characterisation and incident from Tolstoy's greatest novel to a television drama. Scripted by Jack Pulman and directed by John Davies, Conroy's War And Peace boasts superb acting, award-winning design (1972 Best Design BAFTA) and breathtaking battle sequences which were filmed in former Yugoslavia.
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Title: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Character: Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Released: March 9, 1967
Type: Movie
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.
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Good Neighbor Sam
Title: Good Neighbor Sam
Character: TV Director (uncredited)
Released: July 22, 1964
Type: Movie
To help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her husband. The ruse spills over into his career in advertising, and his recent promotion relies on his wholesome and moral appearance.
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Hamlet at Elsinore
Title: Hamlet at Elsinore
Character: Player King
Released: April 15, 1964
Type: Movie
The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king, Hamlet's uncle. Hamlet feigns madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. His uncle, fearing for his life, also devises plots to kill Hamlet. An historic BBC production taped on location in and around Kronborg castle in Elsinore (Denmark), in which the play is set.
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Pollyanna
Title: Pollyanna
Character: Fireman (Uncredited)
Released: May 19, 1960
Type: Movie
A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.
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Title: The Philco Television Playhouse
Released: October 3, 1948
Type: TV
The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television, winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 and 1956.