David Swift (director)

David Swift (director)
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.

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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

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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