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.

Plays

Short Circuit (1935) The Stars Foretell (1936) I Killed the Count (1937) Let's Pretend (1938) – contributed to book of a revue Believe it Or Not (1940) Mr Smart Guy (1941) Saturday's Child (1946) My Friend Lester (1947)[10] A Man About a Dog (1949) The Genius and the Goddess (1957) The Joshua Tree (1958) – from a story by Myra and Alec Coppel Oh, Captain! (1958) – based on his story only The Gazebo (1959) – from a story by Myra and Alec Coppel Viva Le Difference (1960) The Captain's Paradise (1961) Not in My Bed, You Don’t (1968) – with Myra Coppel Cadenza (1977) A Bird in the Nest Chip, Chip, Chip

TV plays

Guests for Dinner (1956) – episode of Alcoa Theatre A Kiss is Just a Kiss (1971) Novels I Killed the Count (London: Blackie, 1939) A Man About a Dog (London: George G Harrap and Company Ltd, 1947) (US: Over the Line) Mr. Denning Drives North (London: George G Harrap & Co Ltd, 1950) The Last Parable (London: Arthur Baker, 1953) Moment to Moment (Greenwich: Fawcett Publications, 1966) Tweedledum and Tweedledee (London: Geoffrey Bles, 1967)

Radio plays

A Rum Affair (1941) Mr Smart Guy (1941) Murder Scrapbook (1950)