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Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born on August 13, 1899 in London England to William (a poultry dealer and fruit importer) and Emma Whelan Hitchcock. ... Alfred had two older siblings: William Jr. ... and Emma Whelan were devout Catholics - and ensured that young Alfred grew up in the same manner.
From a young age, Hitchcock became fascinated with buses, trains and the scheduling of both. ... Once, as a young boy (5 or 6 years old), Hitchcock did something wrong at home. ... The young Alfred dutifully did so. ... This obviously had a great impact on young Alfred. ...
Around the time of the death of his father in 1915, Hitchcock was gaining an appreciation of film, and the possibilities inherent within the (relatively) new art form. ...
Between 1920 and 1922 Hitchcock provided the title designs for several movies, while at the same time a young woman named Alma Reville was working for at the same studios, as an editor. ... All was not lost though as actor/producer Seymour Hicks gave the young Hitchcock another opportunity to direct, finishing his picture Always Tell Your Wife (1923). ...
Hitchcock was hired next by Balcon-Freeman-Saville, which was also renting space at the Islington Studios. ... In 1925, Hitchcock directed his first full (and completed) film, “The Pleasure Garden. ... ” followed along the same veins, though Hitchcock did not become fully associated with the suspense genre until he made a string of classics in the mid-1930s, starting with “The Man Who Knew Too Much” (1934), and including “The 39“ (1935), “Secret Agent“ (1936), “Sabotage” (1936), “Young and Innocent“ (1938), and “The Lady Vanishes“ (1938). During this incredible run of excellent films, Hitchcock cemented his reputation as a first-rate director. ...
Internationally established as a fine director, Hitchcock longed for Hollywood. And Hollywood longed for Hitchcock it seemed, as he had several offers from different companies. ... The film was a phenomenal hit, garnering Hitchcock (or, rather Selznick) his only Oscar winner for best picture. ...
By “The Paradine Case“ (1947), Hitchcock undoubtedly was growing tired of having a very "hands-on" producer hanging over his shoulders, and at the expiration of his contract with Selznick, he moved on, forming an independent production company with his friend Sidney Bernstein called Transatlantic Pictures.
Approximate Word count = 1663
Approximate Pages = 6.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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