Alfred Hitchcock

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August 13, 1899

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London, England

Alfred Hitchcock was a legendary British film director and producer who is widely regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. He is best known for his suspenseful and thrilling films including “Psycho”, “Vertigo”, and “North by Northwest”. His innovative storytelling techniques and his use of suspenseful music and camera angles have had a lasting impact on the film industry. Other notable works include “The Birds”, “Rear Window”, and “Strangers on a Train”. Hitchcock won numerous awards throughout his career, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute.

Alfred Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone, England. He got his nickname “Hitch” while working for Henley’s, a famous British advertising company, where he started as an illustrator in 1919. It was there that he first learned about the power of visual storytelling. He later changed his surname to “Hitchcock” after his successful career as a filmmaker began. Hitchcock’s early work in silent films helped introduce new techniques to the thriller genre, including using shadow and light to create a more suspenseful atmosphere. His career spanned over five decades, during which he directed over 50 feature films. Despite his fame, he remained a private individual, rarely granting interviews or exposing details about his personal life.

One lesser-known fact about Alfred Hitchcock is that he was actually afraid of eggs, a condition known as ovophobia. He once said in an interview, “I’m frightened of eggs, worse than frightened, they revolt me. That white round thing without any holes, and when you break it, inside there’s that yellow thing, round, without any holes … Brrr! Have you ever seen anything more revolting than an egg yolk breaking and spilling its yellow liquid?” Despite his fear, Hitchcock made a cameo appearance eating an egg in his film “Rope”.