George Axelrod
Born in New York City, 9 June 1922. Served in the United States Army Signal Corps during World War II. Married 1) Gloria Washburn in 1942 (divorced 1954), two sons; 2) Joan Stanton in 1954, one daughter. Film director and producer. Recipient: Writers Guild of America West award, for screenplay, 1962. Agent: Irving Paul Lazar Agency, 211 South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90212, U.S.A. Died Los Angeles 21 June, 2003 (Obituary)
Plays
- Sketches, with Max Wilk, in Small Wonder (produced 1948).
- The Seven Year Itch: A Romantic Comedy (produced 1952). 1953.
- Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (also director: produced 1955). 1956.
- Goodbye Charlie (also director: produced 1959). 1959.
- Souvenir, with Peter Viertel (produced 1975).
Screenplays
- Phffft!, 1954;
- The Seven Year Itch, with Billy Wilder, 1955;
- Bus Stop, 1956;
- Rally 'round the Flag, Boys (uncredited), 1958;
- Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1961;
- The Manchurian Candidate, 1962;
- Paris When It Sizzles, 1963;
- How to Murder Your Wife, 1964;
- Lord Love a Duck, with Larry H. Johnson, 1966;
- The Secret Life of an American Wife, 1968;
- The Lady Vanishes, 1979;
- The Holcroft Covenant, with Edward Anhalt and John Hopkins, 1982.
Radio Plays
- Midnight in Manhattan program, 1940;
- Material for Grand Old Opry, 1950-52.
Television:
For Celebrity Time, 1950.
Nightclub Writer
All about Love, 1951.
Novels
- Beggar's Choice. 1947; as Hobson's Choice, 1951.
- Blackmailer. 1952.
- Where Am I Now - When I Need Me? 1971.