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George Axelrod | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 9, 1922 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | June 21, 2003 (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1954–87 |
| Spouses | Gloria Washburn
(m. 1942; div. 1954)Joan Stanton
(m. 1954; died 2001) |
| Children | 4, including Jonathan Axelrod |
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).