![]() Soon afterwards he was able to make his own film, Number 13 (in some sources Mrs. With the author Seymour Hicks, he completed the last scenes of Always Tell Your Wife after the original director was fired. In 1922, Hitchcock was given the opportunity to try his hand at directing. He also drew attention to himself by revising scripts. At the same time he designed costumes, decorations and scenes. In 19 he drew the titles for at least twelve films. He applied with a portfolio of illustrations and was employed as an illustrator of intertitles. In the spring of 1920, Hitchcock heard about the founding of a studio of the American production company Paramount Famous Players-Lasky in London’s Islington district. ![]() During his time at the company, he published his first creepy short stories in the company magazine under his nickname “Hitch”. He enrolled at the London County Council School of Engineering and Navigation and became a draftsman and advertising designer with a cable company afterwards. Alfred Hitchcock – Joining the Movie BusinessĪlfred Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone near London, the youngest son of the greengrocer William Hitchcock (1862-1914) and his wife Emma Jane Whelan (1863-1942). – Alfred Hitchcock, National Observer (15 August 1966). “One of television’s great contributions is that it brought murder back into the home, where it belongs.” ![]() Hitchcock directed more than fifty feature films in a career spanning six decades and often is considered the most influential filmmaker of all time. Reknowned as England’s best director, he pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. On August 13, 1899, English film director and producer Alfred Hitchcock was born.
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