Alec Coppel

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Alec Coppel

Writing September 17, 1907

Melbourne, Australia

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 i…

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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.

Filmography

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  1. 2019
    Jo

    Movie Author

  2. 1990
    Unfinished Crime

    Movie Original Story

  3. 1971
    Jo

    Movie Theatre Play

  4. 1969
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre

    TV show Writer

  5. 1968
    The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1966
    Moment to Moment

    Movie Screenplay

  7. 1963
    The Laughing Crime

    Movie Original Story

  8. 1962
    The Swordsman of Siena

    Movie Screenplay

  9. 1962
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    TV show Writer

  10. 1959
    The Gazebo

    Movie Novel

  11. 1958
    Vertigo

    Movie Screenplay

  12. 1957
    Alcoa Theatre

    TV show Story

  13. 1957
    Appointment with a Shadow

    Movie Screenplay

  14. 1955
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    TV show Story

  15. 1954
    The Black Knight

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 1954
    Hell Below Zero

    Movie Screenplay

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  1. 1953
    The Captain's Paradise

    Movie Story

  2. 1951
    Mr. Denning Drives North

    Movie Novel

  3. 1951
    Two on the Tiles

    Movie Writer

  4. 1951
    No Highway in the Sky

    Movie Writer

  5. 1951
    Smart Alec

    Movie Writer

  6. 1949
    Obsession

    Movie Novel

  7. 1948
    Brass Monkey

    Movie Screenplay

  8. 1948
    Woman Hater

    Movie Story

  9. 1939
    Just like a Woman

    Movie Writer

  10. 1939
    Over the Moon

    Movie Writer

  11. 1939
    I Killed the Count

    Movie Theatre Play