Mel Dinelli

Mel Dinelli (born 6 October 1912, Albuquerque, New Mexico - d. 28 November 1991, Los Angeles, California) was an American writer for theatre, radio, film and magazines, usually in the suspense genre. He attended the University of Washington.^[1]

Selected credits

Screenplays

• The Spiral Staircase (1946)
• The Window (1949)
• The Reckless Moment (1949)
• House by the River (1950)
• Cause for Alarm! (1951)
• Beware, My Lovely (1952) - also based on his play and story, The Man
• Jeopardy (1953)
• Lizzie (1957)
• Step Down to Terror (1958)

Plays

• The Man (1950) - original production starred Dorothy Gish - based on his short story

References

1. 'Mel Dinelli, 79, Wrote Films and Plays', New York Times, December 6, 1991 accessed July 6, 2012

External links

• Mel Dinelli at IMDB