Alfred Hitchcock
Hitchcock was born in London in 1899. He went to school in London and later studied art at the University of London. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood. Hitchcock was married and he shot his daughter Patricia in several of his films. He himself appeared in supporting roles in almost all of his films. His muse was Grace Kelly (later Princess Grace of Monaco), who he directed in several of his most successful pictures. However, he was famous for not liking actors. He once said “all actors are children and should be treated like cattle”. Hitchcock died in 1980 at the age of 80. Over his long film career Hitchcock directed more than 50 feature films. He never won an Oscar for the best directing, although he was nominated five times. When the Academy finally gave him an honorary Oscar he received a standing ovation. He just said “Thank you” and left the stage. The magazine “MovieMaker” has described him as the most influential filmmaker of all time.
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Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was an English film director and producer. He introduced many techniques in the “suspense” and “psychological thriller” genres.
