Axelrod, George

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Name (Latin)
Axelrod, George
Date of birth
1922-06-09
Date of death
2003-06-21
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Drama
Motion picture authorship
Motion picture plays
Motion pictures--Production and direction
Occupation
comedy writer
Dramatists
Motion picture producers and directors
Screenwriters
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 39564825
Wikidata: Q329193
Library of congress: n 86857650
Sources of Information
  • Halliwell's filmgoer's companion, 12th ed.(Axelrod, George, 1922- ; American comedy writer)
  • LC data base, 10/9/86(hdg.: Axelrod, George; no usage given)
  • NY Times obit., June 23, 2003(George Axelrod; d. Saturday [i.e. June 21, 2003] Los Angeles)
  • Wikipedia, November 17, 2015(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 movie of the same name starring Marilyn Monroe; born New York City, New York; died Los Angeles, California)
  • nuc86-48365: His Au-revoir Charlie [MI] c1965(hdg. on GmC rept.: Axelrod, George)
  • LCN; note: 1922-

Wikipedia description:

George Axelrod (June 9, 1922 – June 21, 2003) was an American screenwriter and producer. His play The Seven Year Itch (1952), 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).

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