George Axelrod
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- June 9, 1922
- Died
- June 21, 2003 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
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).
Known For
Filmography
Sept ans de réflexion
Movie · Author
The Manchurian Candidate
Movie · Original Film Writer
The Fourth Protocol
Movie · Screenstory
The Holcroft Covenant
Movie · Screenplay
The Lady Vanishes
Movie · Screenplay
The Secret Life of an American Wife
Movie · Screenplay
Lord Love a Duck
Movie · Writer
How to Murder Your Wife
Movie · Writer
Paris When It Sizzles
Movie · Screenplay
Goodbye Charlie
Movie · Theatre Play
The Manchurian Candidate
Movie · Screenplay
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Movie · Screenplay
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
Movie · Screenplay
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Movie · Theatre Play
Bus Stop
Movie · Screenplay
The Seven Year Itch
Movie · Screenplay, Theatre Play
Phffft
Movie · Story, Screenplay
Confessions of a Nervous Man
Movie · Writer