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George Axelrod

Jun 09, 1922 - Jun 21, 2003 (81 years old) in 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 Candidate (1962).

Known For

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What's My Line?
Self - Panelist
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The Capote Tapes
Self (voice) (archive footage)

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