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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.
Alec Coppel was born on 17 September 1907 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a writer, known for Vertigo (1958), The Captain's Paradise (1953) and Hell Below Zero (1954). He was married to Myra Coppel. He died on 22 January 1972 in London, England, UK.
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- September 17, 1907
- Alec Coppel
- January 22, 1972
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.
Alec Coppel was born on September 17, 1907 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a writer, known for Vertigo (1958), The Captain's Paradise (1953) and Hell Below Zero (1954). He was married to Myra Coppel. He died on January 22, 1972 in London, England, UK.
- September 17, 1907
- January 22, 1972
His most successful film (or, at least, his most successful film unaccompanied by controversy) came in 1953: the Alec Guiness vehicle The Captain's Paradise, which made Coppel the first Australian writer to be nominated for an Oscar (for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story).
I Killed the Count is a 1937 play by Alec Coppel. Its success launched Coppel's career.
ALEC COPPEL was an Australian-born writer of screenplays, novels and stage plays. His first two produced plays - Short Circuit (1935) and The Stars Foretell (1936) - had only short runs, but I Killed The Count (1937) became a West End hit, racking up 185 performances.
