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GEORGE AXELROD (1922 - 2003) |
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Nationality: USA Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: Irving Paul Lazar Agency |
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
Plays by George Axelrod
Goodbye Charlie | ||
| 1st Produced: | Lyceum, New York | 1959 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, 1959 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #1336 | |||
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Genre: | Farce | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | A famous lover reincarnated as a woman has trouble adjusting to his new persona | |||||
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Seven Year Itch, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Fulton Theatre, New York | 1952 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Random House, New York, 1953 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #1337 | |||
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Genre: | Romantic Comedy Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 5 | ||
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Synopsis: | Richard Sherman roams restlessly around his empty apartment, bemoaning the fact that his wife of seven years, and their son, have just walked out on him. Then, without warning, a gigantic flower pot tumbles down from an overhead balcony, nearly putting him permanently out of his misery. The jarring event has a strange effect on Richard. He now sees his marriage as wasted time and feels it necessary to exercise his libido as quickly as possible. Suddenly reborn, he invites the delectable doll who lives on the floor above down for an evening of temptation. The night doesn't quite go the way he thought it would, as morality and guilt sneak into his head. In his conscience-literally following him about the apartment-a soul-struggle of heroic and hilarious proportions ensues. | |||||
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Small Wonder | ||
| 1st Produced: | Coronet Theatre, New York | 1948 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #1339 | |||
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Genre: | Musical, Revue | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 20 performers | |||||
Notes: | Book by Charles Spalding, Max Wilk, George Axelrod and Louis Laun; Music by Baldwin Bergersen and Albert Selden; Lyrics by Phyllis McGinley, Burt Shevelove and Billings Brown; Music orchestrated by Ted Royal; Vocal arrangements by Herbert Greene | |||||
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Souvenir | ||
| 1st Produced: | Los Angeles | 1975 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #1340 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | written with Peter Viertel | |||||
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Will Success Soil Rock Hunter ? | ||
| 1st Produced: | Belasco Theatre, New York | 1955 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Random House, New York, 1956 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #1341 | |||
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Genre: | Farcical Fantasy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Playwright rescues reporter who has sold his soul to the devil, disguised as a movie agent. | |||||
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