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George Axelrod (1922-2003) was an American screenwriter, producer, playwright and film director, known for The Seven Year Itch, Breakfast at Tiffany's and The Manchurian Candidate. He wrote for radio, TV and Broadway, and published three novels.
George Axelrod (1922-2003) was a prolific and versatile writer, producer and director of stage and screen. He wrote classics such as The Manchurian Candidate, Breakfast at Tiffany's and The Seven Year Itch.
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Jun 23, 2003 · George Axelrod, a writer whose sexually frank farces and feverishly witty satires of the 1950's and 60's heralded the more hedonistic and cynical pop-culture sensibility of later...
George Axelrod was a writer and producer of classic films such as The Manchurian Candidate, Breakfast at Tiffany's and The Seven Year Itch. He was born in New York City in 1922, married twice, and died in Los Angeles in 2003.
- June 9, 1922
- June 21, 2003
Jun 22, 2003 · George Axelrod, the writer perhaps best known for his witty examinations of 1950s social mores, most notably in his play “The Seven Year Itch,” died Saturday morning at his home in Los Angeles.
Learn about George Axelrod, a New York-born playwright and screenwriter who wrote The Seven Year Itch, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Find out how he started in the theatre, served in the Army, and adapted his own and others' works for film.
George Axelrod, writer: born New York 9 June 1922; married first Gloria Washburn (two sons; marriage dissolved), second Joan Stanton (died 2001; one daughter); died Los Angeles 21 June 2003.
