Person
Alec Coppel
Writing · 1907–1972 · 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alec Coppel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Writer
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Writer
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Story
Alcoa Theatre
Story
Vertigo
Screenplay
Jo
Theatre Play
The Gazebo
Novel
Obsession
Novel
Vertigo
Original Film Writer
The Black Knight
Screenplay
Filmography
- 2019JoAuthor
- 1990Unfinished CrimeOriginal Story
- 1971JoTheatre Play
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreWriter
- 1968The Bliss of Mrs. BlossomScreenplay
- 1966Moment to MomentScreenplay
- 1963The Laughing CrimeOriginal Story
- 1962The Swordsman of SienaScreenplay
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourWriter
- 1959The GazeboNovel
- 1958VertigoScreenplay
- 1957Alcoa TheatreStory
- 1957Appointment with a ShadowScreenplay
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsStory
- 1954The Black KnightScreenplay
- 1954Hell Below ZeroScreenplay
- 1953The Captain's ParadiseScreenplay
- 1951Mr. Denning Drives NorthNovel
- 1951Two on the TilesWriter
- 1951No Highway in the SkyWriter
- 1951Smart AlecWriter
- 1949ObsessionNovel
- 1948Brass MonkeyScreenplay
- 1948Woman HaterStory
- 1939Just like a WomanWriter
- 1939Over the MoonWriter
- 1939I Killed the CountTheatre Play
- —VertigoOriginal Film Writer
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