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Alec Coppel

Known for Writing
Born

September 17, 1907

Died

January 22, 1972 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

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.

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