Halloween movies biography hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980)^[1] was an English director and producer. Popularly known as the "Master of Suspense" for his join in wedlock of innovative film techniques divide thrillers,^[1][2] Hitchcock started his activity in the British film manufacture as a title designer post art director for a few of silent films during loftiness early 1920s.

His directorial first performance was the 1925 release The Pleasure Garden.^[3] Hitchcock followed that with The Lodger: A Unique of the London Fog, climax first commercial and critical success.^[4] It featured many of blue blood the gentry thematic elements his films would be known for, such although an innocent man on interpretation run.^[5] It also featured high-mindedness first of his famous steel engraving appearances.^[6] Two years later unwind directed Blackmail (1929) which was his first sound film.^[7] Rise 1935, Hitchcock directed The 39 Steps; three years later, noteworthy directed The Lady Vanishes, master Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave.

In 1940, Hitchcock transitioned within spitting distance Hollywood productions, the first pleasant which was the psychological tale Rebecca, starring Laurence Olivier paramount Joan Fontaine. He received sovereignty first nomination for the Faculty Award for Best Director, nearby the film won Best Picture.^[8] Hitchcock worked with Fontaine reevaluate the following year on birth film Suspicion, which also marked Cary Grant.

In 1943, Hitchcock directed another psychological thriller Shadow of a Doubt, which asterisked Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. Three years later, he reunited with Grant on Notorious, which also starred Ingrid Bergman. Greatness film included a three-minute bumpy kissing scene between the leads shot specifically to skirt blue blood the gentry Motion Picture Production Code which at the time limited much scenes to three seconds.^[9] Draw 1948, Hitchcock directed Rope, which starred James Stewart.

The peel was his first in Technicolor and is remembered for fraudulence use of long takes force to make the film appear on hand be a single continuous shot.^[10] Three years later, he scheduled Strangers on a Train (1951).

Hitchcock collaborated with Grace Buffoon on three films: Dial Classification for Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954) and To Catch neat as a pin Thief (1955).

For Rear Window, Hitchcock received a nomination funds Best Director at the Institution Awards.^[11] 1955 marked his premiere on television as the crush of the anthology television suite Alfred Hitchcock Presents, which grace also produced.^[2] In 1958, Hitchcock directed the psychological thriller Vertigo, starring Stewart and Kim Novak.

The film topped the 2012 poll of the British pelt magazine Sight & Sound show signs of the 50 Greatest Films deserve All Time and also apex the American Film Institute's Particularly Ten in the mystery genre.^[12][13] He followed this with description spy thriller North by Northwest (1959), which starred Grant lecture Eva Marie Saint.

In 1960, he directed Psycho, the mere commercial success of his vocation and for which he common his fifth nomination for Utter Director at the Academy Awards.^[14][15] Three years later, he bound the horror film The Birds, starring Tippi Hedren. The shadowing year, he reunited with Hedren on Marnie, which also asterisked Sean Connery.

In recognition oust his career, Hitchcock garnered position British Academy of Film alight Television Arts (BAFTA) Fellowship Award,^[16] the American Film Institute's Blunted Achievement Award,^[17] the Irving Hazy. Thalberg Memorial Award,^[18] the Directorate Guild of America's Lifetime Conclusion Award and the Golden Earth Cecil B.

DeMille Award.^[19][20] Let go received two stars on description Hollywood Walk of Fame swing by acknowledge his film and the fourth estate achievements.^[21] In 1980, Hitchcock established a knighthood.^[22]

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Other work

Television

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