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Alec Coppel

Known for writing · Born 17 September 1907 · Died 22 January 1972 · aged 64 · Melbourne, Australia

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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 of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known for

Vertigo

1958

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

No Highway in the Sky

1951

Obsession

1949

The Captain's Paradise

1953

Moment to Moment

1966

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

1968

Appointment with a Shadow

1957

The Black Knight

1954

Mr. Denning Drives North

1951

Alcoa Theatre

1957

Writing (27)

2019JoAuthorFilm
1990Unfinished CrimeOriginal StoryFilm
1971JoTheatre PlayFilm
1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreWriterSeries
1968The Bliss of Mrs. BlossomScreenplay, Theatre PlayFilm
1966Moment to MomentScreenplay, StoryFilm
1963The Laughing CrimeOriginal StoryFilm
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourWriterSeries
1962The Swordsman of SienaScreenplayFilm
1959The GazeboNovelFilm
1958VertigoScreenplayFilm
1957Appointment with a ShadowScreenplayFilm
1957Alcoa TheatreStory, WriterSeries
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsStorySeries
1954The Black KnightScreenplayFilm
1954Hell Below ZeroScreenplayFilm
1953The Captain's ParadiseStory, ScreenplayFilm
1951No Highway in the SkyWriterFilm
1951Mr. Denning Drives NorthNovel, ScreenplayFilm
1951Smart AlecWriterFilm
1951Two on the TilesWriterFilm
1949ObsessionScreenplay, Novel, DialogueFilm
1948Brass MonkeyScreenplayFilm
1948Woman HaterStoryFilm
1939Over the MoonWriterFilm
1939I Killed the CountTheatre PlayFilm
1939Just like a WomanWriterFilm