George Axelrod

American screenwriter, producer (1922-2003)

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Works: 20

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New Voices in the American Theatre (The Modern Library, no.258)
New Voices from American Theatre
Ha-ʾim ha-hatslaḥah teḳalḳel et Roḳ Hanṭer?
Seven Year Itch, a Romantic Comedy in Three Acts
The Manchurian canditate [sic] (Sight and sound)

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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…

Known for

The Capote Tapes — Self (voice) (archive footage)2021
The Merv Griffin Show — Self1962
Confessions of a Nervous Man — Self - Host1953
What's My Line? — Self1950

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Instance of: human
Given name: George
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: New York City
Place of death: Los Angeles
Occupation: film producer
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Number of children: 4
Work location: United States

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Commons category: George Axelrod
date of birth: 1922-06-09
date of death: 2003-06-21
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
related category: Category:Films directed by George Axelrod
writing language: English language

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