David Swift (director)

For other people of the same name, see David Swift.

David Swift
Born	David Eugene Swift July 27, 1919(1919-07-27) Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Died	December 31, 2001(2001-12-31) (aged 82) Santa Monica, California, USA
Other names	Bud
Height	6'
Spouse	Maggie McNamara Micheline Swift (1957-2001)
Website
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David Swift (July 27, 1919 – December 31, 2001) was an American film actor, writer, director and producer. He is best known for his 1967 film, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and the Disney films Parent Trap franchise.

Biography

From a young age, Swift had a talent for drawing and rode a freight train to California to pursue his goal of working for Walt Disney.^[1] He worked as an usher at a Hollywood theatre to pay for night classes where he studied art at Hollywood High School. Swift started work with Disney as an assistant animator under Ward Kimball in 1938 and worked his way up to becoming a writer, director and producer putting Disney on the map with "Pollyanna" followed by "The Parent Trap." This made Swift a Disney legend.

After World War II service with the 8th Air Force,^[2] Swift became a radio and television writer. He attracted acclaim as the creator of Mr. Peepers.

Swift rejoined Disney as the writer and director of Polyanna, followed by The Parent Trap. After making Love Is a Ball, Swift was then contracted to Columbia Pictures for The Interns, Under the Yum Yum Tree and Good Neighbor Sam, the latter two with Jack Lemmon. He also created the show Camp Runamuck.

Swift returned to Disney to write Candleshoe.

Death

Shortly after reuniting with actress Hayley Mills to record DVD commentaries for Pollyanna and The Parent Trap in 2001, Swift died of heart failure.

References

1. ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/david-swift-729644.html
2. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2002/jan/11/guardianobituaries.filmnews

External links

• David Swift at the Internet Movie Database

Family. Wife Micheline Swift. Daughter Wendon Swift age 38, author, writer, celebrity feature's editor Hampton's Magazine, Ralph Lauren model, known for her vigilante animal activism today.

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Name	Swift,David
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Date of birth	July 27, 1919
Place of birth	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Date of death	December 31, 2001
Place of death	Santa Monica, California, USA