Born in Minneapolis, Swift's father owned a factory that made sausage casings. After the depression, he dropped out of school at the age of 17 and boarded a freight train to California to pursue his goal of working for Walt Disney. After arriving in Los Angeles, Swift worked several odd jobs to earn money including working as an usher at the Warner Bros. theater. In between work, he attended art school and also attended Hollywood High School at night.[1] He began his career at The Walt Disney Studio as an office boy and rose to be an assistant animator under Ward Kimball in 1938.[2]
In 1951, Swift married actress Maggie McNamara.[3] They later divorced.[4] He married model Micheline Swift in 1957 to whom he remained married until his death. The couple had two daughters, Michele and Wendon.[1]
at the Special Collections & University Archives at the University of Iowa
January 27, 2023
david, swift, director, david, dave, swift, july, 1919, december, 2001, american, screenwriter, animator, director, producer, best, known, writing, directing, 1967, film, succeed, business, without, really, trying, swift, also, worked, animator, filmmaker, wal. 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 David SwiftBorn 1919 07 27 July 27 1919Minneapolis Minnesota U S DiedDecember 31 2001 2001 12 31 aged 82 Santa Monica California U S NationalityAmericanOther namesBud SwiftDave SwiftEducationHollywood High SchoolOccupation s Screenwriter director producer animator actorYears active1937 1998Spouse s Maggie McNamara m 1951 195 Micheline Swift m 1957 2001 wbr Children2 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Death 3 References 4 External linksLife and career EditBorn in Minneapolis Swift s father owned a factory that made sausage casings After the depression he dropped out of school at the age of 17 and boarded a freight train to California to pursue his goal of working for Walt Disney After arriving in Los Angeles Swift worked several odd jobs to earn money including working as an usher at the Warner Bros theater In between work he attended art school and also attended Hollywood High School at night 1 He began his career at The Walt Disney Studio as an office boy and rose to be an assistant animator under Ward Kimball in 1938 2 After World War II service with the 8th Air Force Swift became a radio and television writer 2 He attracted acclaim as the creator of Mister Peepers Swift rejoined Disney as the writer director and producer of Pollyanna followed by The Parent Trap 1961 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 TV shows Grindl Camp Runamuck and Arnie Swift returned to Disney to write Candleshoe in 1977 During the 1980s he worked as a writer and director for television His final project was the screenplay for the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap starring Lindsay Lohan Natasha Richardson and Dennis Quaid In 1951 Swift married actress Maggie McNamara 3 They later divorced 4 He married model Micheline Swift in 1957 to whom he remained married until his death The couple had two daughters Michele and Wendon 1 Death EditOn December 31 2001 Swift died of heart failure at St John s Health Center in Santa Monica California at the age of 82 1 References Edit a b c McLellan Dennis January 5 2002 David Swift 82 Director Scriptwriter in TV Film Los Angeles Times a b David Swift Obituary independent co uk January 7 2002 Archived from the original on February 8 2009 Retrieved January 1 2013 Hedda Hopper The Los Angeles Times March 19 1952 p C8 Maggie McNamara Dies The Victoria Advocate March 17 1978 p 5A Retrieved January 1 2013 External links EditDavid Swift at IMDb Papers of David Swift at the Special Collections amp University Archives at the University of Iowa Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Swift director amp oldid 1123434929, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
