| Alfred Hitchcock Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 8 in |
| Weight | 101 kg |
| Date of Birth | August 13, 1899 |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Date of Death | April 29, 1980 |
Alfred Hitchcock was an English filmmaker who is known for his films like The Man Who Knew Too Much, Psycho, Spellbound, Rear Window, and many more. He is considered to be one of the greatest filmmakers to have ever existed. To date, Hitchcock is known as the Master of Suspense and is widely studied by aspiring filmmakers across the globe. He started his career with silent films and received the AFI Life Achievement Award in the year 1979 and the BAFTA fellowship in the year 1971.
Born Name
Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
Nick Name
Hitchcock, Master of Suspense
Age
Alfred Hitchcock was born on August 13, 1899.
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Died
Alfred died on April 29, 1980, at the age of 80 in Bel Air, California, United States due to kidney failure.
Sun Sign
Leo
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Born Place
Leytonstone, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Nationality
Education
He completed his primary education from the Wode Street School “for the daughters of gentlemen and little boys and later for a very short period of time at Salesian College in Battersea. Hitchcock then further studied at the St Ignatius College Stamford Hill, Tottenham. He did engineering from the London County Council School of Engineering and Navigation, Poplar.
Occupation
Film Director, Film Producer, Actor, Screenwriter, Film Editor, Art Director
Family
- Father – (Late) William Edgar Hitchcock
- Mother – (Late) Emma Jane Hitchcock, née Whelan
- Siblings – (Late) William Daniel (Older Brother), (Late) Ellen Kathleen (Older Sister)
- Others – John Hitchcock (Uncle), Mary Stone (Grandchild), Tere Carrubba (Grandchild), Katie Fiala (Grandchild)
Build
Large
Height
5 ft 8 in or 173 cm (as per his driver’s license)
Weight
101 kg or 222.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Hitchcock had dated –
- Alma Lucy Reville (1926-1980) – English director, editor, and screenwriter Alma and Alfred married each other in the year 1926 and they had a daughter together named Patricia Alma Hitchcock (b. 1928-2021). The relationship ended when Alfred lost his life in 1980. Alma died on July 6, 1982, at the age of 82.
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hair Color
Dark Brown (Natural)
With advancing age, his hair had turned ‘Gray’.
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- He had a round face.
- He was always formally dressed.
Religion
Alfred practiced Catholicism his entire life.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Favorite Things
- Subject – Geography
- Movies – Destiny (1921)
Source – IMDb, Wikipedia
Alfred Hitchcock’s Facts
- He was a master of suspense and murder.
- He often made cameo appearances in most of his films.
- Hitchcock had a very unique style of filmmaking and often took close-up shots of women’s hairstyles.
- He always preferred shooting in a studio rather than a live location because he always wanted to have full control of the lights and other details and hence his films had to undergo a lot of special effects.
- Hitchcock hated eggs and said that they were more disgusting than blood.
- He had dual citizenship of England (by birth) and the United States (from 1955 until his death in 1980).
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