George Axelrod
17 movies · 1 TV show
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- Jun 9, 1922
- Died
- Jun 21, 2003 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- 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).
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.6 Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961 · Film
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★ 6.5 The Manchurian Candidate
2004 · Film
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★ 7.0 The Seven Year Itch
1955 · Film
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★ 7.5 The Manchurian Candidate
1962 · Film
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★ 6.1 Bus Stop
1956 · Film
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★ 6.3 The Fourth Protocol
1987 · Film
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★ 6.3 Paris When It Sizzles
1964 · Film
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★ 6.4 How to Murder Your Wife
1965 · Film
George Axelrod: movies and TV shows
Behind the camera (19)
- 2021 Sept ans de réflexion
Author
- 2004 The Manchurian Candidate
Original Film Writer
- 1987 The Fourth Protocol
Screenstory
- 1985 The Holcroft Covenant
Screenplay
- 1979 The Lady Vanishes
Screenplay
- 1968 The Secret Life of an American Wife
Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 1966
- 1966 Lord Love a Duck
Writer, Director, Producer
- 1965 How to Murder Your Wife
Writer, Producer
- 1964 Goodbye Charlie
Theatre Play
- 1964 Paris When It Sizzles
Screenplay, Producer
- 1962 The Manchurian Candidate
Producer, Screenplay
- 1961 Breakfast at Tiffany's
Screenplay
- 1958 Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
Screenplay
- 1957 Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Theatre Play
- 1956 Bus Stop
Screenplay
- 1955 The Seven Year Itch
Screenplay, Theatre Play
- 1954 Phffft
Story, Screenplay
- 1953 Confessions of a Nervous Man
Writer
Talk shows and appearances (3)
- 2021
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
1 episode
- 1950 What's My Line?
1 episode