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  1. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. [1] . In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, [a] many of which are still widely watched and studied today.

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    Hitchcock started his career in England, starting with silent movies in the 1920s. In the 1930s, he made some successful movies like The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), The 39 Steps (1935), and The Lady Vanishes (1938). He then moved to the United States, to work in Hollywood. His first American movie was Rebecca (1940), which won an Academy Award. S...

    Hithcock was born in Leytonstone, Essex. He was a Roman Catholic. He was married to Alma Reville, who helped write some of his movies. They had a daughter, Patricia. He died in Bel Air, Los Angeles.

    Alfred Hitchcock, a famous filmmaker, used several unique elements in his movies. These included the MacGuffin, suspense, cameos, music, blonde leading ladies, close-ups, macabre themes, twist endings, specific locations, and unreliable narrators. These elements contributed to his enduring legacy in the world of cinema.

    Silent films 1. Number 13 (1922) (unfinished and lost) 2. Always Tell Your Wife(short) (1923) (partially lost) 3. The Pleasure Garden(1925) 4. The Mountain Eagle(1926) (lost) 5. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog(1927) 6. The Ring(1927) 7. Downhill(1927) 8. The Farmer's Wife(1928) 9. Easy Virtue(1928) 10. Champagne(1928) 11. The Manxman(1929) So...

    • Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, 13 August 1899, Leytonstone, Essex, England
    • 29 April 1980 (aged 80), Bel Air, California, U.S.
  2. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today.

  3. Biography. Alfred Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone, England on August 13, 1899. He was the youngest of three children born to William and Emma Jane Hitchcock. After attending a technical school at 15, Hitchcock spent the first years of his career as a draftsman, advertising designer, and writer.

  4. Apr 3, 2014 · Famous director and filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock worked for a short time in engineering before entering the film industry in 1920. He left for Hollywood in 1939, where his first American film,...

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