George Axelrod

The son of silent movie actress Betty Carpenter, George Axelrod was the author of The Seven Year Itch , which became the classic film starring Marilyn Monroe, and the screenwriter of The Manchurian Candidate and Breakfast At Tiffany's . He also wrote numerous other stage plays, radio plays, films, and TV series episodes, as well as novels.

The son of silent movie actress Betty Carpenter, George Axelrod was the author of The Seven Year Itch , which became the classic film starring Marilyn Monroe, and the screenwriter of The Manchurian Candidate and Breakfast At Tiffany's . He also wrote numerous other stage plays, radio plays, films, and TV series episodes, as well as novels. See less