George Axelrod
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-06-09 (81 years old)
Deathday
2003-06-21
Place of Birth
New York, New York, USA
Also known As
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George Axelrod
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).
Acting
2021
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Production
1961
as Screenplay
1962
as Producer
1962
as Screenplay
1955
as Screenplay
1964
as Screenplay
1956
as Screenplay
1965
as Writer
1965
as Producer
1957
as Theatre Play
1966
as Writer
1966
as Director
1958
as Screenplay
2021
as Author
1968
as Director
1954
as Story
1954
as Screenplay
1966
as Producer
1979
as Screenplay
1964
as Producer
1987
as Screenstory
1985
as Screenplay
1968
as Screenplay
1968
as Producer
1964
as Theatre Play
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