Writing
George Axelrod
1922-2003
Known for Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Manchurian Candidate, The Seven Year Itch.
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Born06/09/1922
Died06/21/2003
AgeDied at 81
BirthplaceNew York, New York, USA
DepartmentWriting
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).