Alec Coppel

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''. Provided by Wikipedia