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George Axelrod
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 a…
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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
Movies and shows, newest first
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2021
The Capote Tapes
Movie Self (voice) (archive footage)
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2021
Sept ans de réflexion
Movie Author
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2004
The Manchurian Candidate
Movie Original Film Writer
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1987
The Fourth Protocol
Movie Screenstory
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1985
The Holcroft Covenant
Movie Screenplay
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1979
The Lady Vanishes
Movie Screenplay
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1968
The Secret Life of an American Wife
Movie Director
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1966
The Tammy Grimes Show
TV show Creator
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1966
Lord Love a Duck
Movie Writer
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1965
How to Murder Your Wife
Movie Writer
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1964
Goodbye Charlie
Movie Theatre Play
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1964
Paris When It Sizzles
Movie Screenplay
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1962
The Manchurian Candidate
Movie Producer
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1962
The Merv Griffin Show
TV show Self
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1961
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Movie Screenplay
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1958
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
Movie Screenplay
More credits
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1957
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Movie Theatre Play
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1956
Bus Stop
Movie Screenplay
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1955
The Seven Year Itch
Movie Screenplay
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1954
Phffft
Movie Story
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1953
Confessions of a Nervous Man
Movie Self - Host
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1950
What's My Line?
TV show Self
