Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE, was an English film director and producer, at times referred to as The Master of Suspense. He pioneered many elements of the suspense and psychological thriller genres. He had a successful career in British cinema with both silent films and early talkies and became renowned as Englands best director. Hitchcock moved to Hollywood in 1939 and became a US citizen in 1955.
Alfred Hitchcock was born onAugust 1899 in Leytonstone, which at the time was part of Essex. He was the second son and the youngest of three children of William Hitchcock , a greengrocer and poulterer, and Emma Jane Hitchcock . He was named after his fathers brother. Hitchcock was brought up as a Roman Catholic and was sent to Salesian College and the Jesuit Classic school St Ignatius College in Stamford Hill, London. His parents were both of halfEnglish and halfIrish ancestry. He often described a lonely and sheltered childhood worsened by his obesity. Around age five, Hitchcock said that he was sent by his father to the local police station with a note asking the officer to lock him away for five minutes as punishment for behaving badly. This incident implanted a lifetime fear of policemen in Hitchcock, and such harsh treatment and wrongful accusations are frequent themes in his films.
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