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Alfred Hitchcock
Director
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August 13, 1899
Birthplace
England
Age
80
Birth Sign
Leo
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<h2>In the Beginning</h2> <p>Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born on August 13, 1899, in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Essex, England</a>. Hitchcock was raised in a far from idyllic manner and described his childhood as lonely and sheltered – in part due to his obesity. He was scarred for life as a child when his father sent him to the police station with a note asking the officer to lock him away for five minutes for behaving badly. Hitchcock, from that point on, had an irrational fear of policemen. The harsh treatment would also stick in his mind throughout his lifetime, as we would come to see as themes in his films. Shortly after his father died and at age 15, Hitchcock attempted to enter the military service but was ultimately rejected because of his weight. His creative future soon followed.</p> <h2>Career Accomplishments</h2> <p>Hitchcock dabbled with writing initially at the Henley Telegraph, and his first article was about a young woman who imagines that she's being assaulted, though a twist reveals she was only hallucinating at the dentist's office. A few years and many articles later, Hitchcock became enthralled with photography and started working in film production. He rose from title designer to film director, from screenwriter to art director and assistant director in a matter of years. By 1922, he began directing his own projects, the first of which was called “Number 13”. It wasn't until his first thriller, called, “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lodger:_A_Story_of_the_London_Fog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog</a>” in 1927 that Hitchcock began to make a name for himself. In 1929, Hitchcock's tenth film in progress was converted to sound, and thus began Hitchcock's string of infamous “talkies”. In 1939, Hitchcock signed a seven-year contract with a Hollywood producer and really etched a name for himself internationally as a brilliant suspense and thriller film director with movies like “Rebecca”, which won an Academy Award for Best Picture of 1940. Hitchcock moved on to sign with Universal a number of years later and made two films with them during the 1940s. It was in 1943 that Hitchcock directed his personal favorite film – Shadow of Doubt. During World War II, Hitchcock made short propaganda films and served as a “treatment advisor” in a documentary on the Holocaust.</p> <h2>Most Known For</h2> <p>Hitchcock hit his peak in the 1950s when he filmed “Stage Fright” in England. He cast some of the decades most popular actors for this film, including Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding, Richard Todd and Alastair Sim. Hitchcock's film “Vertigo” was ironically was not appreciated in its time. Back then, it met with negative reviews, but today it is considered a classic and “one of the best films ever”. Without question, Hitchcock's most famous work is 1960's “<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054215/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Psycho</a>”. Such scenes in “Psycho” are well known and replicated to this day: the violence of the shower scene, the early death of the protagonist, and the gruesome and disturbing horror presented throughout.</p> <h2>Where Is He Now?</h2> <p>Hitchcock died at the age of 80 at his home in Bel Air. He passed early in the morning of renal failure and left behind his wife and daughter. His body was cremated and his remains were scattered over the Pacific Ocean on May 10 of 1980. <em> </em></p>
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Alfred Hitchcock Net Worth
Net Worth
Net Worth in 2021
$200 Million
Annual Earnings
N/A
Assets
Not Available
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Alfred Hitchcock Profile
Basic Info
Full Real Name
Alfred Hitchcock
Date of Birth
August 13, 1899
Age
80
Birthday
13-Aug
Yers of Birth
1899
Nick Name
Not Available
Family Name
Hitchcock
Birth Place
London, England
Residence
Not Available
Gender
Male
Profession
Director
Nationality
American, British
Ethnicity
English
Fluently Speaks
Not Available
Religion
Catholic
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Personal Life
Marital Status
Married
Partner
Not Available
Spouse
Alma Reville (1926-1980)
Son(s)
Not Available
Daughter(s)
Patricia Hitchcock
Physical Stats
Height (in feets)
5 Feet 7 inches
Weight (in kgs)
85 KG
Height (in meters)
1.7 m
Weight (in lbs)
187 lbs
Bust Waist Hip
Not Available
Measurements
Not Available
Hair Color
Grey
Eye Color
Brown
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Not Available
Tatoo
Not Available
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Family
Father
William Hitchcock
Mother
Emma Jane Hitchcock
Brother(s)
William Hitchcock
Sister(s)
Eileen Hitchcock
Garndfather
Not Available
Grandmother
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Signs
Sun Sign
Leo
Star Sign
Leo
Birth Sign Duality
Assertive
Birth Sign Modality
Fixed Fire
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Education
Highest Qulification
Not Available
High School
N/A
College
Salesian College Battersea
University
St Ignatius’ College
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