Alfred Hitchcock
13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980
Alfred Hitchcock was an English film director and producer, widely regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers in cinema history and known as the 'Master of Suspense'. Over a six-decade career he directed more than fifty feature films, including Psycho, Vertigo, and Rear Window.
Lived at the same time
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Life events
Born to a Catholic family; his father was a greengrocer.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgMarried film editor and screenwriter Alma Reville, his lifelong collaborator.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgMade The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, often considered his first true Hitchcock film.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRelocated to the United States to work under producer David O. Selznick.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis first American film won the Oscar for Best Picture.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBegan hosting the popular television anthology series that made him a household name.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDirected the landmark thriller Psycho, one of his most influential and commercially successful films.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAppointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire shortly before his death.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDied of renal failure at the age of 80.
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