Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980

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Alfred Hitchcock (b. 13 August 1899, Leytonstone, England–d. 29 April 1980, Bel Air, CA) was an English film director and producer, widely regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Known as "the Master of Suspense", he directed over 50 feature films. He began his career in the film industry in 1919 as a title card designer after training as a technical clerk and copy writer for a telegraph-cable company.
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creatorOf Perls Galleries records Archives of American Art
referencedIn Halsman, Philippe. Philippe Halsman photograph collection. Pt. 2, 1949-1975. Colorado College, Tutt Library
referencedIn Bennett Cerf Papers, ca. 1898-1977. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Photographs, 1923-1945. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn RKO Radio Pictures, inc. correspondence, 1931-1958 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn McGilligan, Patrick. Patrick McGilligan papers, 1945-2003. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Spoto, Donald, 1941-. Papers, ca. 1940-1988. University of California, Los Angeles
creatorOf Hayes, John Michael, 1919-2008. "Rear window" / screenplay by John Michael Hayes. Howard University
referencedIn Jeffries, Rifiq. Papers of Rifiq Jeffries [manuscript], 1995. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Clifford Odets papers, 1926-1963 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Gilbert A. Harrison papers relating to Thornton Wilder, 1939-1975 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980. Agent secret : sabotage / Alfred Hitchcock, réal., adapt. ; Charles Bennet, scénario ; Ian Hay, Helen Simpson, E.V.H. Hemmet, dial. ; Joseph Conrad, aut. adapté ; Sylvia Sidney, Oscar Homolka, Desmond Tester... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980. Alfred Hitchcock presents : script, 1961. Indiana University
creatorOf Selznick, David O., 1902-1965. Studio archive, 1904-1980 (bulk 1936-1955). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
creatorOf Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980. Mr et Mme Smith / Alfred Hitchcock, réal. ; Norman Krasna, scénario ; Edward Ward, comp. ; Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery, Gene Raymond... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy Papers Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn White mss., 1932-1969 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Sir Archive Michael Redgrave V & A Department of Theatre and Performance
referencedIn Donald Spoto Papers, ca. 1940-1988 University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
referencedIn Voznesensky, Andrei, 1933-2010. Andrei Voznesenskii papers, 1955-2004 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Neyman, Michael. Screen adaptation, stills, and film for the original version of John Steinbeck's story FLIGHT, 1957-1961. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980. La mort aux trousses [Multimédia multisupport] / Alfred Hitchcock, réal ; Ernest Lehman, scénario ; Bernard Herrmann, comp. ; Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Masson... [et al], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Esquire, Inc. Records, 1933-1977 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Records of District Courts of the United States. 1685 - 2009. Petitions for Naturalization. 1887 - 1991. Petition for Naturalization for Alfred Joseph Hitchcock National Archives at Riverside
creatorOf Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980. The Alfred Hitchcock hour : scripts, 1962-1964. Indiana University
referencedIn O'Hara, John, 1905-1970. John O'Hara letters to H.N. Swanson, 1955-1970. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Bob Bailey Studios Photographic Archive 2004-167., ca. 1932-1998 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
creatorOf Frank Kleinholz papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Raphaelson, Samson, 1896-1983. Papers, 1916-1982. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy Papers Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Arthur Laurents Papers, circa 1900-2011, (bulk 1960-2011) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Stefano, Joseph. Paramount Pictures presents Psycho : an Alfred Hitchcock production / directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock ; screenplay, Joseph Stefano. Robert S. Swanson Library and Learning Center
referencedIn Arthur Unger collection of recorded interviews [sound recording] The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
creatorOf Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980. Alfred Hitchcock presents. #60713, The right kind of medicine. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
referencedIn William Wolf film & theater interview collection sound recordings The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
creatorOf Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005. Alfred Hitchcock's "The short night" : screenplay, first draft / by Ernest Lehman. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
creatorOf Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005. Alfred Hitchcock's "The short night" : screenplay, second draft / by Ernest Lehman. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
creatorOf Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980. Les 39 marches [Multimédia multisupport] / Alfred Hitchcock, réal. ; John Buchan, aut adapté ; Charles Bennett, Alma Reville, scénario ; Madeleine Carroll, Robert Donat, Lucie Mannheim...[et al], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980. Sueurs froides / d'Alfred Hitchcock ; Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac, aut. adaptés ; avec James Stewart et Kim Novak. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Perls Galleries records Archives of American Art
referencedIn Lothar and Eva Just Film Stills Collection Harvard Film Archive, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Stefano, Joseph. Psycho : release dialogue script, 1960 May 6. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Papers of the Reagan-Bush 1980 Campaign. 1979 - 1980. Files from Peter Hannaford and the California Headquarters. 1979 - 1980. Personal Correspondence January-May 1971 Gubernatorial (1). 1979 - 1980. Letter from Alfred Hitchcock to Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Library
referencedIn Mishkin, Leo, 1906-1980. Papers, 1914-1973 (bulk 1940-1973). Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Archives pamphlet file : Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Neyman, Michael. Screen adaptation, stills, and film for the original version of John Steinbeck's story FLIGHT, 1957-1961 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Bridie, James, 1888-1951. Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine case : screen play / by James Bridie ; from the novel by Robert Hichens ; adaptation by Alma Reville ; additional dialogue by Ben Hecht. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
referencedIn Theatre Arts Monthly, collection of portraits, ca., ca., 1924-1939 (bulk), 1916-1964 (inclusive). Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn McGinty, Linda J. The filmic dialogue : a theoretical application of Grice's cooperative principle and conversational maxims to film / by Mac (Linda J.) McGinty. University of Houston, Clear Lake, Alfred R. Neumann Library
referencedIn Chayefsky, Paddy, 1923-1981. Paddy Chayefsky papers, 1907-1998 (bulk 1952-1981). New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980. Shadow of a doubt : screenplay / [by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, Alma Reville]. California Institute of the Arts, CalArts
referencedIn Emlyn Williams Correspondence, 1964-1971 V & A Department of Theatre and Performance
referencedIn Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005. Ernest Lehman screenplays collection, 1955-1959. Princeton University Library
creatorOf Swerling, Jo, 1897-1964. Lifeboat : screenplay / by Jo Swerling. Northern Kentucky University, W. Frank Steely Library
referencedIn Paddy Chayefsky papers, 1907-1998, 1952-1981 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980. Mr. Hitchcock's speech at the Columbia University alumni luncheon, 1972 June 6. University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
creatorOf Taylor, Samuel. No bail for the judge, 1960 Feb. 16 / producer, Alfred Hitchcock ; writer, Samuel Taylor. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980. La mort aux trousses [Multimédia multisupport] / Alfred Hitchcock, réal ; Ernest Lehman, scénario ; Bernard Herrmann, comp. ; Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Masson... [et al], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Samson Raphaelson Papers, 1916-1982 Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Johnny Green additional papers, 1923-1989. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005. North by northwest : screenplay / by Ernest Lehman. University of Missouri-Kansas City, Miller Nichols Library; Health Sciences Library; Dental Library
referencedIn RKO Radio Pictures, inc. RKO Radio Pictures, inc. correspondence, 1931-1958. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975. Bernard Herrmann papers, 1927-1977. University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
creatorOf Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980. Mr et Mme Smith / Alfred Hitchcock, réal. ; Norman Krasna, scénario ; Edward Ward, comp. ; Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery, Gene Raymond... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn The Railroad hour, radio program [sound recording], 1948-1954 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
creatorOf Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980. Les 39 marches [Multimédia multisupport] / Alfred Hitchcock, réal. ; John Buchan, aut adapté ; Charles Bennett, Alma Reville, scénario ; Madeleine Carroll, Robert Donat, Lucie Mannheim...[et al], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975. Shadow of a doubt : screenplay / by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, Alma Reville. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
referencedIn Ralph Waldo Emerson letters from various correspondents, ca. 1814-1882. Houghton Library
referencedIn Frederick Knott papers, 1923-2003, 1948-2003 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. Audio Recordings. 1945 - 1965. THE ACTOR National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Bob Bailey Studios. Bob Bailey Studios photographic archive, 1932-1998. University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Carr, Richard. Alfred Hitchcock presents. Prod. 1509, "The big switch" / teleplay by Richard Carr ; story by Cornell Woolrich. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
creatorOf Hunter, Evan, 1926-. Alfred Hitchcock's The birds : [screenplay] / [Evan Hunter]. Broken Bow Public Library
referencedIn Cerf, Bennett, 1898-1971. Bennett Cerf papers, ca. 1898-1977. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Reville, Alma. The Paradine case : first rough draft (with dialogue from novel) / Alfred Hitchcock, Alma Reville. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
creatorOf Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005. Alfred Hitchcock's "The short night" : [screenplay], third draft. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
creatorOf Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980. Agent secret : sabotage / Alfred Hitchcock, réal., adapt. ; Charles Bennet, scénario ; Ian Hay, Helen Simpson, E.V.H. Hemmet, dial. ; Joseph Conrad, aut. adapté ; Sylvia Sidney, Oscar Homolka, Desmond Tester... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964. Notrious : screenplay / by Ben Hecht. De Anza College
creatorOf Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005. Papers, 1931-1990, (bulk 1954-1967). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Raphaelson, Samson, 1896-1983. Papers, 1921-1976. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
referencedIn Bogdanovich, Peter, 1939-. Papers, 1885-1994. Indiana University
creatorOf Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005. North by Northwest = [Breathless] / producer-director: Alfred Hitchcock ; from the following writer: Ernest Lehman. California Institute of the Arts, CalArts
referencedIn Papers of Charles Allan Oakley, 1900-1993, Lecturer in Industrial Psychology, University of Glasgow, Scotland, c1900s-1983 Glasgow University Archive Service
creatorOf Walders, Joseph. Joseph Walders collections, 1952-1977. University at Albany, University Libraries
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associatedWith Bob Bailey Studios. corporateBody
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associatedWith Boucher, Anthony, 1911-1968 person
associatedWith Boucher, Anthony, 1911-1968 person
associatedWith Cerf, Bennett, 1898-1971. person
correspondedWith Chayefsky, Paddy, 1923-1981. person
correspondedWith Cronyn, Hume. person
correspondedWith Cronyn, Hume Blake, 1864-1933 person
correspondedWith Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 person
associatedWith Esquire, Inc. corporateBody
correspondedWith Green, Johnny, 1908-1989 person
associatedWith Halsman, Philippe. person
associatedWith Harrison, Gilbert A. person
associatedWith Harrison, Gilbert A. person
associatedWith Hayes, John Michael, 1919-2008. person
associatedWith Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975. person
associatedWith Hunter, Evan, 1926- person
associatedWith Jeffries, Rifiq. person
associatedWith Kleinholz, Frank, 1901- person
associatedWith Knott, Frederick. person
correspondedWith Laurents, Arthur person
associatedWith Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005. person
associatedWith McGilligan, Patrick. person
associatedWith McGill, William J. (William James), 1922-1997, person
associatedWith McGinty, Linda J. person
associatedWith Mishkin, Leo, 1906-1980. person
associatedWith Neyman, Michael person
associatedWith Neyman, Michael. person
associatedWith Oakley, Charles Allan, 1900-1993, author and trade unionist, person
associatedWith Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963 person
associatedWith O'Hara, John, 1905-1970. person
associatedWith Perls Galleries corporateBody
associatedWith Perls Galleries. corporateBody
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associatedWith Raphaelson, Samson, 1896-1983. person
associatedWith Redgrave, Michael person
associatedWith RKO Radio Pictures corporateBody
associatedWith RKO Radio Pictures, inc. corporateBody
associatedWith Selznick, David O., 1902-1965. person
associatedWith Spoto, Donald, 1941- person
associatedWith Spoto, Donald, 1941- person
associatedWith Stefano, Joseph. person
associatedWith Swerling, Jo, 1897-1964. person
correspondedWith Tandy, Jessica. Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy papers. 1885-1994 person
associatedWith Taylor, Samuel. person
associatedWith Tuttle, Frank, 1892-1963. person
associatedWith Unger, Arthur person
associatedWith Unger, Arthur person
associatedWith Voznesenskii, A. (Andrei) person
associatedWith Walders, Joseph. person
associatedWith Williams, Emlyn., 1905-1987 person
associatedWith Wolf, William person
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Los Angeles CA US
United States 00 US
London ENG GB
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 00 GB
Subject
Acting
Motion picture authorship
Motion picture plays
Motion pictures
Screenplays
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
Occupation
Actors
Motion picture directors
Motion picture producers and directors
Motion picture editors
Motion picture producers
Screenwriters
Activity

Person

Birth 1899-08-13

Death 1980-04-29

Britons,

Americans

English

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