Alfred Hitchcock Bio (Biography)
Real name:
Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
Place of birth:
Leytonstone, London, England, UK
Astrology Sign:
Aries
Height:
5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Biography
Considered as the greatest mystery writer of all times, Alfred Hitchcock was born on 13 August 1889 in London and died on 29 April 1980 in Los Angeles. Hitchcock was the son of greengrocers William and Emma and a devout Catholic. He grew up in Leytonstone, London's East End with his siblings, William and Ellen Kathleen. He was always fascinated by numbers and technology and started school at Jesuits' St. Ignatius College. At 16, he left school to study engineering and navigation from University of London.
Three years later, he was working as an estimator at Henley Telegraph Company. He moved into the advertising department later and also developed a keen interest in art and cinema. In the meantime, he joined Paramount studios as a title designed for silent films and worked his way up to become an assistant director. By the time, he was 22 years of age; Hitchcock started work on his first film, No.13. The film was never finished but during production, he met his future wife Alma Reville and married her in December 1926. He and Alma went on to collaborate on Hitchcock's projects, like Shadow of a Doubt. His daughter Patricia had also appeared in Psycho and Strangers on a Train.
Hitchcock's debut as a Director came with The Pleasure Garden (1925), followed by The Lodger (1926), which was a tremendous success and helped to launch his career in England. Soon Hitchcock became one of the most successful directors in England. Just before the world woke up to the alarms of the World War II, Hitchcock emigrated to the U.S. He then directed Rebecca (1940). The film won an Oscar but Hitchcock did not win the Best Director, he never did in his entire career. He only received honorary Oscars.
The time period from 1950 to 1960 was productive for Hitchcock as he made several films that later on became classics. Some of the movies included Dial "M" for Murder, To Catch a Thief, Strangers on a Train and four absolute masterpieces Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest, and Psycho. In 1955, Alfred Hitchcock became an U.S. citizen and launched Alfred Hitchcock Presents, a TV show that took him from being a great director to becoming a celebrity and an icon.
By the end of the 1950's, some of the greatest French New Wave critics like ɲic Rohmer, Claude Chabrol, and Fran篩s Truffaut, were the first people to see as well as promote Hitchcock films as work of art. Hitchcock was not just the first but among the few directors to whom they applied their auteur theory. The auteur theory establishes the artistic authority of a director during the filmmaking process.
Hitchcock had written, produced, and directed films until 1979 and some of his later best-known works included The Birds, Marnie, and Family Plot. He had portrayed a penchant for murder and shock through his films, the ironical thing here is that in reality Alfred Hitchcock, and his family lived a quiet life. In the final years of his life, Hitchcock was honored with the American Film Institute's lifetime achievement award and was also conferred the knighthood in England.
Three years later, he was working as an estimator at Henley Telegraph Company. He moved into the advertising department later and also developed a keen interest in art and cinema. In the meantime, he joined Paramount studios as a title designed for silent films and worked his way up to become an assistant director. By the time, he was 22 years of age; Hitchcock started work on his first film, No.13. The film was never finished but during production, he met his future wife Alma Reville and married her in December 1926. He and Alma went on to collaborate on Hitchcock's projects, like Shadow of a Doubt. His daughter Patricia had also appeared in Psycho and Strangers on a Train.
Hitchcock's debut as a Director came with The Pleasure Garden (1925), followed by The Lodger (1926), which was a tremendous success and helped to launch his career in England. Soon Hitchcock became one of the most successful directors in England. Just before the world woke up to the alarms of the World War II, Hitchcock emigrated to the U.S. He then directed Rebecca (1940). The film won an Oscar but Hitchcock did not win the Best Director, he never did in his entire career. He only received honorary Oscars.
The time period from 1950 to 1960 was productive for Hitchcock as he made several films that later on became classics. Some of the movies included Dial "M" for Murder, To Catch a Thief, Strangers on a Train and four absolute masterpieces Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest, and Psycho. In 1955, Alfred Hitchcock became an U.S. citizen and launched Alfred Hitchcock Presents, a TV show that took him from being a great director to becoming a celebrity and an icon.
By the end of the 1950's, some of the greatest French New Wave critics like ɲic Rohmer, Claude Chabrol, and Fran篩s Truffaut, were the first people to see as well as promote Hitchcock films as work of art. Hitchcock was not just the first but among the few directors to whom they applied their auteur theory. The auteur theory establishes the artistic authority of a director during the filmmaking process.
Hitchcock had written, produced, and directed films until 1979 and some of his later best-known works included The Birds, Marnie, and Family Plot. He had portrayed a penchant for murder and shock through his films, the ironical thing here is that in reality Alfred Hitchcock, and his family lived a quiet life. In the final years of his life, Hitchcock was honored with the American Film Institute's lifetime achievement award and was also conferred the knighthood in England.