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Amelio "Mel" Dinelli (6 October 1912, Albuquerque, New Mexico – 28 November 1991, Los Angeles, California) [1] was an American writer for theatre, radio, film and magazines, usually in the suspense genre. He grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and graduated from Albuquerque High School.
Dec 6, 1991 · Mel Dinelli, a screenwriter and playwright who specialized in stories of suspense, died in Los Angeles on Nov. 28. He was 79 years old and lived in Los Angeles.
Mel Dinelli was born on 6 October 1912 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Mel was a writer and producer, known for The Window (1949), The Spiral Staircase (1946) and Beware, My Lovely (1952). Mel died on 28 November 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Amelio "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 grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and graduated from Albuquerque High School.
Mel Dinelli was born on the 6th of October, 1912. He was popular for being a Screenwriter. Screenwriter whose credits include: The Spiral Staircase (1946), The Window (1949), The Reckless Moment (1949), House by the River (1950), and Cause for Alarm! (1951). Mel Dinelli was born in New Mexico.
He locks himself in the house with Helen and terrorizes her. The script was written by Mel Dinelli, adapted from his own play The Man. Dinelli was already established as a creator of intense suspense in his scripts for The Spiral Staircase (1946), The Window (1949) and The Reckless Moment (1949).
A rich novelist, Stephen Byrne, who lives and works by a river, accidentally kills his attractive maid after she begins screaming when he makes a drunken pass. The writer manipulates his brother, John, who is physically impaired with a limp, to help him dispose of the body.
