Alfred Hitchcock – Master of Suspense
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was a British and American film director, producer and screenwriter. Until 1939 he worked in the UK, and then – in the United States. Hitchcock is a film director, whose work is primarily associated with thriller and suspense. He became probably the only film director whose face was recognizable to the general public. He made a fleeting trademark appearance in virtually every one of his films.
Alfred Hitchcock was born on August 13, 1899 in London. He was a painfully shy child raised in a Catholic household.
Alfred attended St. Ignatius’ College to prepare for the ministry. In 1919, he joined the Islington branch of the Famous Players Lasky film company as a designer of title-cards.
In 1923 he was hired as an assistant director for the production company, where he met his future wife, Alma Reville.
In 1939 Hitchcock left England with his wife and daughter to settle in Hollywood.
Psycho (1960) was Hitchcock’s most terrifying and controversial film. It made entire generation of viewers nervous about taking a shower.
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