Angus MacPhail

Not to be confused with Agnes MacPhail.
Angus MacPhail
Born8 April 1903
Lewisham, London
Died22 April 1962(1962-04-22) (aged 59)
Sussex, England
OccupationScreenwriter
Alma materWestminster School
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
GenreScreenwriting, film

Angus Roy MacPhail (8 April 1903 – 22 April 1962) was an English screenwriter who was active from the late 1920s onwards. He is best remembered for his work with Alfred Hitchcock and for coining the term "MacGuffin".

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