Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 23-25. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
Former actor and stage manager. By 1952 he had written over 400 scripts for radio and TV shows. Under contract as writer to 20th Century-Fox 1955-56 and 1965-68.
Served in the Army Signal Corps during World War II.
Axelrod got the title for his play "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" from a movie magazine headline, "Will Success Spoil Rock Hudson?" For legal reasons, the surname in the play title was changed to Hunter.