George Axelrod

Birthday: 9 June 1922, New York City, New York, USA

George Axelrod was born on June 9, 1922 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), The Seven Year Itch (1955) and The Manchurian Candi ...Show More

[on Richard Quine]: He was sweet and highly talented, but totally insane, which made him exactly my Show more [on Richard Quine]: He was sweet and highly talented, but totally insane, which made him exactly my kind of person. Hide

[on the screenplay for "The Manchurian Candidate"]: It breaks every single known rule. It's got drea Show more [on the screenplay for "The Manchurian Candidate"]: It breaks every single known rule. It's got dream sequences, flashbacks, narration out of nowhere. When we got in trouble, it just had a voice explaining stuff. Everything in the world that you're told not to do. But that was part of its genetic code, the secret of the crossword puzzle. Hide

[on directing for the first time]: I was in heaven! If I've been a good boy, when I die, they'll giv Show more [on directing for the first time]: I was in heaven! If I've been a good boy, when I die, they'll give me a big soundstage up there, with all the gunk to play with. Hide

George Axelrod's FILMOGRAPHY

All as Actor (1) as Creator (5)

The Seven Year Itch

The Capote Tapes

The Manchurian Candidate

Breakfast At Tiffanys

The Fourth Protocol

The Manchurian Candidate