Alec Coppel
writer,miscellaneous
- Gender: Male
- Birthday: 1907-09-17
- Day of Death: 1972-01-22 ( 65 years old )
- Place of Birth: Melbourne, Australia
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- IMDB:nm0178785
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Alec Coppel (17 September 1907 – 22 January 1972) was an Australian-born screenwriter, novelist and playwright. He spent the majority 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.