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Alec Coppel

Alec Coppel

Writer Sep 17 (died age 64) Melbourne, Australia 1939–2019 (80 year career)
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Biography

Alec Coppel (17 September 1907 – 22 January 1972) was an Australian-born screenwriter, novelist and playwright. He spent most of his career in London and Hollywood, specialising in light thrillers, mysteries and sex comedies. He is best known for the films Vertigo(1958), The Captain's Paradise (1953), Mr Denning Drives North (1951) and Obsession (1949), and the plays I Killed the Count and The Gazebo. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alec Coppel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list o…

Known For

Vertigo
Film

Vertigo

Screenplay
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Film

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Story
Joe: The Busybody
Film

Joe: The Busybody

Theatre Play
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Film

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Writer
No Highway in the Sky
Film

No Highway in the Sky

Writer
Obsession
Film

Obsession

Dialogue
The Gazebo
Film

The Gazebo

Novel
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Film

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

Screenplay

Filmography