George Axelrod

George Axelrod
Born(1922-06-09)June 9, 1922
New York City, U.S.
DiedJune 21, 2003(2003-06-21) (aged 81)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active1954–87
Spouses
Gloria Washburn
(m. 1942; div. 1954)
Joan Stanton
(m. 1954; died 2001)
Children4, 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).