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Angus Roy MacPhail (8 April 1903 – 22 April 1962) was an English screenwriter, active from the late 1920s. He is best remembered for his work with Alfred Hitchcock.
Angus MacPhail. Writer: Spellbound. London-born Angus MacPhail worked as a screenwriter for many years with producer Michael Balcon, but he wrote for many of Britain's most prestigious studios, such as Gainsborugh, Gaumont-British and Ealing.
- Writer, Additional Crew, Producer
- April 8, 1903
- Angus MacPhail
- April 22, 1962
Angus MacPhail. Writer: Spellbound. London-born Angus MacPhail worked as a screenwriter for many years with producer Michael Balcon, but he wrote for many of Britain's most prestigious studios, such as Gainsborugh, Gaumont-British and Ealing.
- April 8, 1903
- April 22, 1962
Angus MacPhail, probable inventor of the term 'Macguffin', is central to the history of screenwriting at two major British studios during the 1930s and 1940s.
Angus MacPhail (occasionally written "Macphail" in some sources) was an English screenwriter, active from the late 1920s, who is best remembered for his work with Alfred Hitchcock. Born Angus Roy MacPhail in Lewisham, London, he was the son of merchant clerk Angus MacPhail (b. ~1864) and Fanny Maud MacPhail (b. ~1881) née Karlowa.
Jun 22, 2021 · Angus MacPhail was an engineer and bike racer whose imagination was the horror of rule makers and the delight of racing fans.