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George Axelrod (1922–2003)

Writer | Producer | Director

Known for The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), The Seven Year Itch (1955), Lord Love a Duck (1966)

Details

Jun 9, 1922 (died Jun 21, 2003)

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Lauren Bacall and George Axelrod at premiere of "A Farewell to Arms" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre

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Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations

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Filmography

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42 titles

Past Film & Video (17 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) Writer (1962 screenplay) Writer (1962 screenplay) See fewer	$80MM	$20MM	$66MM	$96MM
The Next Best Thing (2000) Bel Air Man Bel Air Man See fewer	$25MM	$5.9MM	$15MM	$24MM
The Fourth Protocol (1987) Writer (screen story) Writer (screen story) See fewer	$6MM	$3.6MM	$12MM	$12MM
The Holcroft Covenant (1985) Writer (screenplay) Writer (screenplay) See fewer		$152K	$394K	$394K
The Lady Vanishes (1979) Writer (screenplay) Writer (screenplay) See fewer	£2.5MM
The Secret Life of an American Wife (1968) Director, Producer, Writer Director, Producer, Writer See fewer
Lord Love a Duck (1966) Director, Producer, Writer (screenplay) Director, Producer, Writer (screenplay) See fewer	$800K
How to Murder Your Wife (1965) Producer, Writer Producer, Writer See fewer
Goodbye Charlie (1964) Writer (play) Writer (play) See fewer
Paris When It Sizzles (1964) Producer, Writer (screenplay) Producer, Writer (screenplay) See fewer	$4MM			$11K
The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Producer, Writer (screenplay) Producer, Writer (screenplay) See fewer	$2.2MM	$88K	$2.8MM	$2.8MM
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) Writer (screenplay) Writer (screenplay) See fewer	$2.5MM			$358K
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958) Writer (uncredited) Writer (uncredited) See fewer
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) Writer (play) Writer (play) See fewer
Bus Stop (1956) Writer (screenplay by) Writer (screenplay by) See fewer	$2.2MM
The Seven Year Itch (1955) Writer (based upon an original play: "The Seven Year Itch"), Writer (screenplay) Writer (based upon an original play: "The Seven Year Itch"), Writer (screenplay) See fewer	$1.8MM			$8K
Phffft (1954) Writer (story & screen play) Writer (story & screen play) See fewer

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Past Television (12 titles)	Episodes
Backstory (2000) (TV Series) - Himself - Playwright / Screenwriter (1 episode, 2000), Special Thanks (1 episode, 2000) Himself - Playwright / Screenwriter (1 episode, 2000), Special Thanks (1 episode, 2000) See fewer The Seven Year Itch (Aug 26, 2000) Himself - Playwright / Screenwriter, Special Thanks Himself - Playwright / Screenwriter, Special Thanks See fewer	1
Goodbye Charlie (1985) (TV Short) - Writer (play) Writer (play) See fewer
Meine Frau erfährt kein Wort (1982) (TV Movie) - Writer (play) Writer (play) See fewer
Au théâtre ce soir (1979) (TV Series) - Writer (play) (1 episode, 1979) Writer (play) (1 episode, 1979) See fewer Good Bye Charlie (Nov 30, 1979) Writer (play) Writer (play) See fewer	1
Alta comedia (1973) (TV Series) - Writer (1 episode, 1973) Writer (1 episode, 1973) See fewer La picazón del séptimo año (1973) Writer Writer See fewer	1
Letzte Grüße, lieber Charlie (1971) (TV Movie) - Writer (play "Goodbye, Charlie!") Writer (play "Goodbye, Charlie!") See fewer
Meine Frau erfährt kein Wort (1970) (TV Movie) - Writer Writer See fewer
The Tammy Grimes Show (1966) (TV Series) - Writer (creator) Writer (creator) See fewer
Studio One (1953) (TV Series) - Himself - Host (1 episode, 1953), Writer (1 episode, 1953) Himself - Host (1 episode, 1953), Writer (1 episode, 1953) See fewer Confessions of a Nervous Man (Nov 30, 1953) Season 6, Episode 11 - Himself - Host, Writer Himself - Host, Writer See fewer	1
All in Fun (1952) (TV Short) - Writer Writer See fewer
Irving Berlin's Salute to America (1951) (TV Special) - Writer Writer See fewer
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1951) (TV Series) - Writer (1 episode, 1951) Writer (1 episode, 1951) See fewer Hosts: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis; guest: Polly Bergen (Feb 4, 1951) Season 1, Episode 22 - Writer Writer See fewer	1

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Self (12 titles)
Backstory (2000) (TV Series) - Himself - Playwright / Screenwriter (1 episode, 2000) Himself - Playwright / Screenwriter (1 episode, 2000) See fewer The Seven Year Itch (Aug 26, 2000) Himself - Playwright / Screenwriter Himself - Playwright / Screenwriter See fewer
The Manchurian Candidate Interviews (1988) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer
Looks Familiar (1980) (TV Series) - Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1980) Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1980) See fewer Episode dated 3 January 1980 (Jan 3, 1980) Himself - Guest Himself - Guest See fewer
Just a Nimmo (1974) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 1974) Himself (1 episode, 1974) See fewer Episode #1.4 (Feb 25, 1974) Season 1, Episode 4 - Himself Himself See fewer
Parkinson (1971) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 1971) Himself (1 episode, 1971) See fewer Episode #1.13 (Oct 10, 1971) Season 1, Episode 13 - Himself Himself See fewer
The Irv Kupcinet Show (1971) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 1971) Himself (1 episode, 1971) See fewer Episode dated 28 August 1971 (Aug 28, 1971) Himself Himself See fewer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1965–1971) (TV Series) - Himself / Himself - Guest (2 episodes, 1965) Himself / Himself - Guest (2 episodes, 1965) See fewer Episode dated 9 June 1971 (Jun 9, 1971) Himself Himself See fewer Episode dated 21 January 1965 (Jan 21, 1965) Himself - Guest Himself - Guest See fewer
The Merv Griffin Show (1966) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 1966) Himself (1 episode, 1966) See fewer Angie Dickinson, Lloyd Bridges, Reni Santoni, David Masters, George Axelrod (Feb 21, 1966) Season 3, Episode 120 - Himself Himself See fewer
Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1959) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 1959) Himself (1 episode, 1959) See fewer Episode #3.14 (Sep 29, 1959) Season 3, Episode 14 - Himself Himself See fewer
The Ben Hecht Show (1959) (TV Series) - Himself - Playwright (1 episode, 1959) Himself - Playwright (1 episode, 1959) See fewer Episode #1.86 (Jan 12, 1959) Season 1, Episode 86 - Himself - Playwright Himself - Playwright See fewer
What's My Line? (1955–1956) (TV Series) - Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Contestant (2 episodes, 1955) Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Contestant (2 episodes, 1955) See fewer Charles Atlas & Jane Powell (Jun 10, 1956) Season 7, Episode 41 - Himself - Guest Panelist Himself - Guest Panelist See fewer George Axelrod & Vivian Blaine (Dec 4, 1955) Season 7, Episode 14 - Himself - Contestant Himself - Contestant See fewer
Studio One (1953) (TV Series) - Himself - Host (1 episode, 1953) Himself - Host (1 episode, 1953) See fewer Confessions of a Nervous Man (Nov 30, 1953) Season 6, Episode 11 - Himself - Host Himself - Host See fewer

Archive Footage (1 title)
The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV Special) - Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) See fewer

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