George Axelrod
Writing

George Axelrod

Born 9 June 1922 · New York, New York, USA · Died 21 June 2003

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).

Known for

Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Seven Year Itch
The Manchurian Candidate
Bus Stop
Paris When It Sizzles
How to Murder Your Wife
The Holcroft Covenant
The Lady Vanishes
Phffft
Lord Love a Duck
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
The Tammy Grimes Show
The Holcroft Covenant
The Lady Vanishes
The Secret Life of an American Wife
Lord Love a Duck
How to Murder Your Wife
Paris When It Sizzles
The Manchurian Candidate
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
Bus Stop
The Seven Year Itch
Phffft
Confessions of a Nervous Man
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