Alec Coppel
Writing
- Born
- September 17, 1907 · Melbourne, Australia
- Died
- January 22, 1972 (age 64)
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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Known for
Vertigo
May 28, 1958
Jo
August 31, 1971
No Highway in the Sky
June 28, 1951
Obsession
August 3, 1949
The Gazebo
December 18, 1959
The Captain's Paradise
June 9, 1953
Moment to Moment
January 27, 1966
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
September 11, 1968
Appointment with a Shadow
September 1, 1957
Jo
November 9, 2019
The Black Knight
August 26, 1954
Mr. Denning Drives North
December 18, 1951
Behind the camera23
- 2019Jo Author
- 1990Unfinished Crime Original Story
- 1971Jo Theatre Play
- 1968The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom Screenplay, Theatre Play
- 1966Moment to Moment Screenplay, Story
- 1963The Laughing Crime Original Story
- 1962The Swordsman of Siena Screenplay
- 1959The Gazebo Novel
- 1958Vertigo Screenplay
- 1957Appointment with a Shadow Screenplay