George Axelrod
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- June 9, 1922
- Died
- June 21, 2003
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
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).
Filmography
The Capote Tapes 2021
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Sept ans de réflexion 2021
Author
The Manchurian Candidate 2004
Original Film Writer
The Fourth Protocol 1987
Screenstory
The Holcroft Covenant 1985
Screenplay
The Lady Vanishes 1979
Screenplay
The Secret Life of an American Wife 1968
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Lord Love a Duck 1966
Director, Writer, Producer
How to Murder Your Wife 1965
Producer, Writer
Goodbye Charlie 1964
Theatre Play
Paris When It Sizzles 1964
Screenplay, Producer
The Manchurian Candidate 1962
Screenplay, Producer
Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961
Screenplay
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! 1958
Screenplay
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? 1957
Theatre Play
Bus Stop 1956
Screenplay
The Seven Year Itch 1955
Screenplay, Theatre Play
Phffft 1954
Story, Screenplay
Confessions of a Nervous Man 1953
as Self - Host, Writer
Credits from TMDB.