George Axelrod

Forfatter, Producer, Skuespiller, Instruktør

9. juni 1922 — 21. juni 2003 (81 år)
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).

Kendt for

  • Pigen Holly
    Pigen Holly1961
  • The Manchurian Candidate
    The Manchurian Candidate2004
  • Den søde kløe
    Den søde kløe1955
  • Hvordan man myrder sin kone
    Hvordan man myrder sin kone1965
  • Den fjerde protokol
    Den fjerde protokol1987
  • Phffft!
    Phffft!1954
  • Ih, du forbarmende!
    Ih, du forbarmende!1957
  • Lord Love a Duck
    Lord Love a Duck1966
  • Generalernes testamente
    Generalernes testamente1985
  • En kvinde forsvinder
    En kvinde forsvinder1979
  • Ned med nakken, mine herrer
    Ned med nakken, mine herrer1958
  • Goodbye Charlie
    Goodbye Charlie1964
  • Studio One
    Studio One10 sæsoner

Filmografi

2004
1985
The Holcroft Covenant · as Screenplay
1979
The Lady Vanishes · as Screenplay
1968
1966
1965
1964
Paris When It Sizzles · as Screenplay
1962
The Manchurian Candidate · as Screenplay
1961
Breakfast at Tiffany's · as Screenplay
1958
1956
Bus Stop · as Screenplay
1955
The Seven Year Itch · as Screenplay
1948