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'''Angus MacPhail''' (8 April 1903 &ndash; 22 April 1962) was an [[England|English]] [[screenwriter]], active from the late 1920s, who is best remembered for his work with [[Alfred Hitchcock]].<ref name=screnonline>[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/447569/index.html Angus McPhail at Screenonline]. Retrieved 14 September 2013</ref>
'''Angus MacPhail''' (8 April 1903 &ndash; 22 April 1962) was an [[England|English]] [[screenwriter]], active from the late 1920s, who is best remembered for his work with [[Alfred Hitchcock]].<ref name=screnonline>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/447569/index.html|title=Angus McPhail|work=Screenonline}}</ref>


He was born in [[London]] and educated at [[Westminster School]] and [[Trinity Hall, Cambridge]] where he studied English and edited ''[[Granta]]''. He first worked in the film business in 1926 writing [[subtitles]] for [[silent films]]. He then began writing his own scenarios for [[Gaumont British]] Studios and later [[Ealing Studios]] under Sir [[Michael Balcon]]. During [[World War II]] he made films for the [[Ministry of Information (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Information]].
He was born in [[London]] and educated at [[Westminster School]] and [[Trinity Hall, Cambridge]] where he studied English and edited ''[[Granta]]''. He first worked in the film business in 1926 writing [[subtitles]] for [[silent films]]. He then began writing his own scenarios for [[Gaumont British]] Studios and later [[Ealing Studios]] under Sir [[Michael Balcon]]. During [[World War II]] he made films for the [[Ministry of Information (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Information]].


One of Alfred Hitchcock’s favourite devices for driving the plots of his stories and creating suspense was what he called the '[[MacGuffin]]'. [[Ivor Montagu]], who worked with Hitchcock on several of his British films, attributes the coining of the term to MacPhail.<ref>"[http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4e85e2047df93 Working with Hitchcock]" by Ivor Montagu (''[[Sight & Sound]]'', volume 49, 1980)</ref>
One of Alfred Hitchcock’s favourite devices for driving the plots of his stories and creating suspense was what he called the [[MacGuffin]]. [[Ivor Montagu]], who worked with Hitchcock on several of his British films, attributes the coining of the term to MacPhail.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4e85e2047df93|title=Working with Hitchcock|work=[[BFI]]|author=Montagu, Ivor|publisher=''[[Sight & Sound]]''|volume=49|date=1980}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==

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Angus MacPhail
BornApril 8, 1903
London, England, United Kingdom
DiedApril 22, 1962(1962-04-22) (aged 59)
Sussex, England, United Kingdom
OccupationScreenwriter
Alma materWestminster School
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
GenreScreenwriting, film

Angus MacPhail (8 April 1903 – 22 April 1962) was an English screenwriter, active from the late 1920s, who is best remembered for his work with Alfred Hitchcock.[1]

He was born in London and educated at Westminster School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge where he studied English and edited Granta. He first worked in the film business in 1926 writing subtitles for silent films. He then began writing his own scenarios for Gaumont British Studios and later Ealing Studios under Sir Michael Balcon. During World War II he made films for the Ministry of Information.

One of Alfred Hitchcock’s favourite devices for driving the plots of his stories and creating suspense was what he called the MacGuffin. Ivor Montagu, who worked with Hitchcock on several of his British films, attributes the coining of the term to MacPhail.[2]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Angus McPhail". Screenonline.
  2. ^ Montagu, Ivor (1980). "Working with Hitchcock". BFI. Sight & Sound. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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