George Axelrod
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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).
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Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
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The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
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The Seven Year Itch (1955)
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Bus Stop (1956)
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Paris When It Sizzles (1964)
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The Lady Vanishes (1979)
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The Holcroft Covenant (1985)
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Phffft (1954)
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Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
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The Secret Life of an American Wife (1968)
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