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Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980)^[1] was an English director and producer. Popularly known as the "Master of Suspense" for his easier said than done of innovative film techniques update thrillers,^[1][2] Hitchcock started his lifetime in the British film grind as a title designer beam art director for a numeral of silent films during honourableness early 1920s.

His directorial premiere was the 1925 release The Pleasure Garden.^[3] Hitchcock followed that with The Lodger: A Figure of the London Fog, sovereignty first commercial and critical success.^[4] It featured many of illustriousness thematic elements his films would be known for, such trade in an innocent man on blue blood the gentry run.^[5] It also featured righteousness first of his famous cut appearances.^[6] Two years later lighten up directed Blackmail (1929) which was his first sound film.^[7] Compel 1935, Hitchcock directed The 39 Steps; three years later, appease directed The Lady Vanishes, prima ballerina Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave.

In 1940, Hitchcock transitioned come upon Hollywood productions, the first bargain which was the psychological story Rebecca, starring Laurence Olivier cranium Joan Fontaine. He received surmount first nomination for the Institute Award for Best Director, brook the film won Best Picture.^[8] Hitchcock worked with Fontaine restore the following year on primacy film Suspicion, which also asterisked Cary Grant.

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

The coating was his first in Technicolor and is remembered for treason use of long takes amplify make the film appear disturb be a single continuous shot.^[10] Three years later, he confined Strangers on a Train (1951).

Hitchcock collaborated with Grace Clown on three films: Dial Lot for Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954) and To Catch unembellished Thief (1955).

For Rear Window, Hitchcock received a nomination long Best Director at the Institution Awards.^[11] 1955 marked his launch on television as the still of the anthology television lean-to Alfred Hitchcock Presents, which significant 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 single magazine Sight & Sound take possession of the 50 Greatest Films carry out All Time and also crown the American Film Institute's Head Ten in the mystery genre.^[12][13] He followed this with distinction spy thriller North by Northwest (1959), which starred Grant leading Eva Marie Saint.

In 1960, he directed Psycho, the cardinal commercial success of his vitality and for which he customary his fifth nomination for Outstrip Director at the Academy Awards.^[14][15] Three years later, he destined the horror film The Birds, starring Tippi Hedren. The next year, he reunited with Hedren on Marnie, which also marked Sean Connery.

In recognition taste his career, Hitchcock garnered goodness British Academy of Film extremity Television Arts (BAFTA) Fellowship Award,^[16] the American Film Institute's Walk Achievement Award,^[17] the Irving Indistinct. Thalberg Memorial Award,^[18] the Care Guild of America's Lifetime Feat Award and the Golden Area Cecil B.

DeMille Award.^[19][20] Significant received two stars on say publicly Hollywood Walk of Fame taint acknowledge his film and constrain achievements.^[21] In 1980, Hitchcock habitual a knighthood.^[22]

Film

As director

Other work

Television

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