George Axelrod
About the person
Career:
Writing
Date of birth:1922-06-09
Place of birth:New York, New York, USA
Gender:Male
Popularity:1
Date of death2003-06-21
81Biography
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).