About

Known credits:
32
Birthday:
1907-09-17
Place of birth:
Melbourne, Australia
Website:
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Alec Coppel

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Known for

Writing
2019 Jo Writing Author N/A
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2019 Jo Writing Author 59
Average
2019 Jo Writing Writer N/A
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1990 Unfinished Crime Writing Original Story N/A
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1971 Joe: The Busybody Writing Theatre Play 63
Fair
1968 The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1968 The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom Writing Theatre Play 59
Average
1966 Moment to Moment Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1966 Moment to Moment Writing Story 58
Average
1963 The Laughing Crime Writing Original Story 58
Average
1962 The Swordsman of Siena Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1960 The Gazebo Writing Novel 59
Average
1958 Vertigo Writing Screenplay 80
Very good
1957 Appointment with a Shadow Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1954 The Black Knight Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1954 Hell Below Zero Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1953 The Captain's Paradise Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1953 The Captain's Paradise Writing Story 58
Average
1951 Mr. Denning Drives North Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1951 Mr. Denning Drives North Writing Novel 58
Average
1951 Two on the Tiles Writing Writer 58
Average
1951 No Highway in the Sky Writing Writer 59
Average
1951 Smart Alec Writing Writer 59
Average
1949 Obsession Writing Novel 59
Average
1949 Obsession Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1949 Obsession Writing Dialogue 59
Average
1948 Brass Monkey Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1948 Woman Hater Writing Story 59
Average
1939 Just like a Woman Writing Writer N/A
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1939 Over the Moon Writing Writer 58
Average
1939 I Killed the Count Writing Theatre Play N/A
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Vertigo Writing Original Film Writer N/A
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