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Writer
George Axelrod
- Born June 9, 1922 in New York, New York, USA
- Died June 21, 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's1961
The Manchurian Candidate2004
The Seven Year Itch1955
The Manchurian Candidate1962
Bus Stop1956
The Fourth Protocol1987
Paris When It Sizzles1964
How to Murder Your Wife1965
Filmography
- 2021The Capote TapesFilmSelf (voice) (archive footage)
- 2021Sept ans de réflexionFilmAuthor
- 2004The Manchurian CandidateFilmOriginal Film Writer
- 1987The Fourth ProtocolFilmScreenstory
- 1985The Holcroft CovenantFilmScreenplay
- 1979The Lady VanishesFilmScreenplay
- 1968The Secret Life of an American WifeFilmDirector, Screenplay, Producer
- 1966Lord Love a DuckFilmDirector, Writer, Producer
- 1966The Tammy Grimes ShowSeriesCreator
- 1965How to Murder Your WifeFilmProducer, Writer
- 1964Paris When It SizzlesFilmScreenplay, Producer
- 1964Goodbye CharlieFilmTheatre Play
- 1962The Manchurian CandidateFilmScreenplay, Producer
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf
- 1961Breakfast at Tiffany'sFilmScreenplay
- 1958Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!FilmScreenplay
- 1957Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?FilmTheatre Play
- 1956Bus StopFilmScreenplay
- 1955The Seven Year ItchFilmScreenplay, Theatre Play
- 1954PhffftFilmStory, Screenplay
- 1953Confessions of a Nervous ManFilmSelf - Host, Writer
- 1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf