As Writer
The Holcroft Covenant
1985
5.5
George Axelrod
Directing
Birth Date
June 9, 1922
Place of Birth
New York, New York, USA
Date of Death
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).
Complete Filmography
As Writer
The Lady Vanishes
1979
6.0
As Director, As Writer
Lord Love a Duck
1966
5.8
As Writer
How to Murder Your Wife
1965
6.4
As Writer
Paris When It Sizzles
1964
6.3
As Writer
The Manchurian Candidate
1962
7.5
As Writer
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961
7.6
As Writer
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
1958
5.2
As Writer
Bus Stop
1956
6.1
As Writer
The Seven Year Itch
1955
7.1
As Writer
Phffft
1954
6.2