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David Swift(1919-2001)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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David Swift
David Swift was born on 27 July 1919 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Parent Trap (1961), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) and Camp Runamuck (1965). He was married to Micheline Swift and Maggie McNamara. He died on 31 December 2001 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornJuly 27, 1919
DiedDecember 31, 2001(82)
BornJuly 27, 1919
DiedDecember 31, 2001(82)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Hayley Mills in The Parent Trap (1961)
The Parent Trap
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1961
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1967
Camp Runamuck (1965)
Camp Runamuck
7.5
TV Series
  • Writer
Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, and Lindsay Lohan in The Parent Trap (1998)
The Parent Trap
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1998

Credits

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Writer

  • Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, and Lindsay Lohan in The Parent Trap (1998)
    The Parent Trap
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1998
  • The Hugga Bunch (1985)
    The Hugga Bunch
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1985
  • Jon-Erik Hexum and Jennifer O'Neill in Cover Up (1984)
    Cover Up
    7.7
    TV Series
    • story
    • executive story consultant
    • 1984
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
    6.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1982–1984
  • Foolin' Around (1980)
    Foolin' Around
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1980
  • Candleshoe (1977)
    Candleshoe
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1977
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1963–1976
  • James Cromwell, Conchata Ferrell, Lee Bergere, Henry Calvert, Al Freeman Jr., Stan Gottlieb, Gloria LeRoy, Jeannie Linero, Richard Masur, and Robin Wilson in Hot l Baltimore (1975)
    Hot l Baltimore
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1975
  • Herschel Bernardi and Sue Ane Langdon in Arnie (1970)
    Arnie
    7.1
    TV Series
    • created by
    • written by
    • 1970–1972
  • The Interns (1970)
    The Interns
    7.1
    TV Series
    • adapted from the motion picture screenplay by
    • 1970–1971
  • How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
    How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
    7.2
    • written by
    • 1967
  • Camp Runamuck (1965)
    Camp Runamuck
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • creator
    • 1965–1966
  • Seker gibi kizlar (1965)
    Seker gibi kizlar
    4.8
    • screenplay "The Parent Trap" (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Vacation Playhouse (1963)
    Vacation Playhouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1965
  • Jack Lemmon, Romy Schneider, and Dorothy Provine in Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
    Good Neighbor Sam
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1964

Director

  • Ron Carey, Max Gail, Ron Glass, James Gregory, Steve Landesberg, Hal Linden, and Jack Soo in Barney Miller (1975)
    Barney Miller
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Eight Is Enough (1977)
    Eight Is Enough
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963–1976
  • Herschel Bernardi and Sue Ane Langdon in Arnie (1970)
    Arnie
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1970–1971
  • How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
    How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Camp Runamuck (1965)
    Camp Runamuck
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Jack Lemmon, Romy Schneider, and Dorothy Provine in Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
    Good Neighbor Sam
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
    Under the Yum Yum Tree
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Imogene Coca in Grindl (1963)
    Grindl
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Charles Boyer, Glenn Ford, and Hope Lange in Love Is a Ball (1963)
    Love Is a Ball
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1963
  • The Interns (1962)
    The Interns
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1962
  • The Comedy Spot (1960)
    The Comedy Spot
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Hayley Mills in The Parent Trap (1961)
    The Parent Trap
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Karl Malden, Hayley Mills, Agnes Moorehead, Kevin Corcoran, Donald Crisp, Richard Egan, Adolphe Menjou, Nancy Olson, and Jane Wyman in Pollyanna (1960)
    Pollyanna
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1958–1959

Producer

  • How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
    How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
    7.2
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Camp Runamuck (1965)
    Camp Runamuck
    7.5
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1965–1966
  • Jack Lemmon, Romy Schneider, and Dorothy Provine in Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
    Good Neighbor Sam
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1964
  • Norby (1955)
    Norby
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1955
  • Mister Peepers (1952)
    Mister Peepers
    7.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1953

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Bud Swift
  • Born
    • July 27, 1919
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
  • Died
    • December 31, 2001
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Micheline SwiftOctober 19, 1957 - December 31, 2001 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Michele S. Chodos

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    Best known as the creator of the TV series "Mr. Peepers" starring Wally Cox and for writing and directing the two films that made Hayley Mills a teenage star: Pollyanna (1960) and The Parent Trap (1961).

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