Biography
George Axelrod (June 9, 1922 – June 21, 2003) was an American screenwriter, producer, playwright and film director, best known for his play The Seven Year Itch (1952), which was adapted into a film of the same name starring Marilyn Monroe. Axelrod was nominated for an Academy Award for his 1961 adaptation of Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's and also adapted Richard Condon's The Manchurian Candidate (1962).
Filmography
all 25
Movies 22
Writer 10
Screenplay 7
self 4
TV Shows 3
Producer 2
Director 1
Self (voice) (archive footage)
The Capote Tapes (2021)
Movie
Screenplay
The Holcroft Covenant (1985)
Movie
Screenplay
The Lady Vanishes (1979)
Movie
Director / Writer / Producer
Lord Love a Duck (1966)
Movie
Screenplay / Producer
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Movie
4
Screenplay
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Movie
6
Screenplay
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
Movie
Screenplay
Bus Stop (1956)
Movie
5
Screenplay
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Movie
6.3
Story / Screenplay
Phffft (1954)
Movie
Self - Host
Confessions of a Nervous Man (1953)
Movie
Self - Panelist
What's My Line? (1950)
TV
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1922-06-09
Deathday2003-06-21 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States
ChildrenSteven Gould Axelrod, Jonathan Axelrod, Nina Axelrod
CitizenshipsUnited States
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