George Axelrod
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- June 9, 1922
- Place of birth
- New York, New York, USA
- Died
- June 21, 2003
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).
Movies with George Axelrod
- The Capote Tapes 2021 · ★ 5.9
- Confessions of a Nervous Man 1953
Movies directed by George Axelrod
- Lord Love a Duck 1966 · ★ 5.7
- The Secret Life of an American Wife 1968 · ★ 6.0