AKA: Sir Alfred Hitchcock, Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
Nationality: English
Birthdate: 08/13/1899
Birthplace: Leytonstone, England, United Kingdom
Death Date: 04/29/1980
biography
The acknowledged master of the thriller genre he virtually invented, Alfred Hitchcock was also a brilliant technician who deftly blended sex, suspense and humor. He began his filmmaking career in 1919 illustrating title cards for silent films at Paramount's Famous Players-Lasky studio in London. There he learned scripting, editing and art direction, and rose to assistant director in 1922. That year he directed an unfinished film, "No. 13" or "Mrs. Peabody." His first completed film as director was "The Pleasure Garden" (1925), an Anglo-German production filmed in Munich. This experience, plus
