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  1. 2. 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 ...

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    • 1937–1998
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  3. David Bernard Swift (3 April 1931 – 8 April 2016) was an English actor known for his role as Henry Davenport in the topical comedy Drop the Dead Donkey. Early life [ edit ] Swift was born in Liverpool , the second of the four children of Abram Sampson Swift and Lily Rebecca (née Greenman), who owned a furniture shop in Bootle . [1]

  4. Apr 18, 2016 · Last modified on Tue 19 Dec 2017 16.05 EST. The actor David Swift, who has died aged 85, found fame as Henry Davenport in the TV sitcom Drop the Dead Donkey, which achieved a sense of authenticity ...

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  5. www.imdb.com › name › nm0842581David Swift - IMDb

    David Swift (1931-2016) was a British actor who appeared in The Day of the Jackal, Vanity Fair and Casanova. He also acted in TV shows such as Drop the Dead Donkey, Poirot and Jack the Ripper.

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    • April 3, 1931
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    • April 8, 2016
  6. www.rottentomatoes.com › celebrity › david_swift_2David Swift | Rotten Tomatoes

    David Swift. Highest Rated: 91% The Day of the Jackal (1973) Lowest Rated: 50% Travels With My Aunt (1972) Birthday: Apr 3, 1931. Birthplace: Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK. Truly a working ...

    • April 3, 1931
  7. Dec 31, 2001 · From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 ...

  8. www.bafta.org › heritage › in-memory-ofDavid Swift | BAFTA

    David Swift. Actor. 3 April 1931 to 8 April 2016. A British actor best known for the newsroom satire Drop The Dead Donkey (1990-2008), Swift found fame as the vain news anchor Henry Davenport. He also notably starred in War & Peace (1972), Vanity Fair (1987) and Oscar Charlie (2001-2002), and away from acting ran a number of successful film ...

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