Mel Dinelli

Mel Dinelli (6 October 1912, Albuquerque, New Mexico – 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.

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

External links

• Mel Dinelli at IMDb