Alec Coppel

Personal information

Known for: Writing
Known credits: 27
Gender: Male
Born: September 17, 1907
Died: January 22, 1972
Place of birth: Melbourne, Australia

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.

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