George Axelrod
Writing
- Born
- June 9, 1922 · New York, New York, USA
- Died
- June 21, 2003 (age 81)
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
October 6, 1961
The Manchurian Candidate
July 30, 2004
The Seven Year Itch
June 3, 1955
The Manchurian Candidate
October 24, 1962
Bus Stop
August 31, 1956
The Fourth Protocol
March 20, 1987
Paris When It Sizzles
March 1, 1964
How to Murder Your Wife
January 26, 1965
The Holcroft Covenant
September 20, 1985
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
July 29, 1957
The Lady Vanishes
April 30, 1979
Phffft
November 10, 1954
Behind the camera18
- 2021Sept ans de réflexion Author
- 2004The Manchurian Candidate Original Film Writer
- 1987The Fourth Protocol Screenstory
- 1985The Holcroft Covenant Screenplay
- 1979The Lady Vanishes Screenplay
- 1968The Secret Life of an American Wife Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 1966Lord Love a Duck Writer, Director, Producer
- 1965How to Murder Your Wife Writer, Producer
- 1964Goodbye Charlie Theatre Play
- 1964Paris When It Sizzles