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).
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Filmography
all 25
Movies 22
Writer 16
self 4
TV Shows 3
Director 2
Screenplay 1
Self (voice) (archive footage)
The Capote Tapes (2021)
Movie
Author
Sept ans de réflexion (2021)
Movie
Writer
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Movie
6
Screenstory
The Fourth Protocol (1987)
Movie
Writer
The Holcroft Covenant (1985)
Movie
Writer
Meine Frau erfährt kein Wort (1982)
Movie
Writer
The Lady Vanishes (1979)
Movie
Writer
Letzte Grüße, lieber Charlie (1971)
Movie
Writer
Meine Frau erfährt kein Wort (1970)
Movie
Director
The Secret Life of an American Wife (1968)
Movie
Writer
The Tammy Grimes Show (1966)
TV
Director
Lord Love a Duck (1966)
Movie
Writer
How to Murder Your Wife (1965)
Movie
Writer
Goodbye Charlie (1964)
Movie
Writer
Paris When It Sizzles (1964)
Movie
6
Writer
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Movie
4
Self
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
TV
Screenplay
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Movie
6
Writer
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
Movie
Writer
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
Movie
Writer
Bus Stop (1956)
Movie
5
Writer
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Movie
6.3
Writer
Phffft (1954)
Movie
Self - Host
Confessions of a Nervous Man (1953)
Movie
Self - Panelist
What's My Line? (1950)
TV
Ratings
Average 5.79
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1950
1961
1966
1966
2021
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1922-06-09
Deathday2003-06-21 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
ChildrenNina Axelrod
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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