Alec Coppel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alec Coppel

Australian writer

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1907

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 22-Jan-1972

Profession: screenwriter, dramaturge, novelist

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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.