Alec Coppel
An image from The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, one of the productions that also features Alec Coppel.

Alec Coppel

September 17, 1907 — Melbourne, Australia

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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.

Vertigo

Vertigo

1958

Joe: The Busybody

Joe: The Busybody

1971

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

No Highway in the Sky

No Highway in the Sky

1951

Obsession

Obsession

1949

The Gazebo

The Gazebo

1960

The Captain's Paradise

The Captain's Paradise

1953