Alfred Hitchcock (13.07.1899 - 29.04.1980)
Alfred Hitchcock was a British film director and producer, best known for his suspense thrillers 'Psycho' and 'The Birds'.
Net Worth: According to Celebrity Net Worth, when Alfred Hitchcock died in 1980, he had a net worth of 10 million USD.
Childhood: Alfred Hitchcock was born to William and Emma Jane Hitchcock in Leytonstone, Essex, in England. At the age of five, Hitchcock was sent to the police station by his father with a note asking for him to be locked in a cell for five minutes for misbehaving. He studied at St Ignatius' College in Stamford Hill, London, but left at the age of 15, shortly after his father died. He then attended London County Council School of Engineering and Navigation in Poplar, London, before working for an advertising company. He was rejected for service during World War One due to obesity, yet in 1917 he joined the Royal Engineers. He began submitting short stories to 'The Henry Telegraph' in 1919, becoming one of the paper's most prolific writers. He continued writing for the paper, but also got a job at a London branch of Paramount Pictures. Through 1923 to 1925, Hitchcock served as screenwriter, art director and assistant director.
Career: In 1925, Hitchcock made his directorial debut with the movie 'The Pleasure Garden'. The film failed to succeed, yet his thriller 'The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog', released two years later, was a huge critical success. In 1929, Hitchcock's tenth movie 'Blackmail', was converted into a 'talkie' during production, thus becoming one of the first British movies with sound. In 1935, he released 'The 39 Steps', a film often considered to be his best work. The film took him from being a critically acclaimed British film director, to being a huge US movie draw. In 1940, Hitchcock made his American film debut with 'Rebecca'. The film went on to win the 1940 Academy Award for Best Picture; Hitchcock was nominated for Best Director, however he did not win. 1943 saw the release of Hitchcock's favourite movie, 'Shadow of a Doubt'. In 1950, Hitchcock returned to the UK to make 'Stage Fright'. He returned to Paramount Pictures in 1954, for the filming of 'Rear Window'. The following year, he became an American citizen and in 1956, he remade his own 1934 film 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'. In 1958, Alfred Hitchcock released 'Vertigo', which has since been lorded as one of his finest works. However, Hitchcock's next three works were considered even better. 1959 saw the release of 'North by Northwest', the first film to use such a large amount of kinetic typography in its opening credits. The next year, Hitchcock released 'Psycho', his best loved and best-known film. This was followed by 'The Birds' in 1963; Hitchcock's 49th film. Due to steadily failing health, Hitchcock was unable to keep up the same prolific schedule he had maintained until then. He released his final film in 1976, titled 'Family Plot'.
Personal Life: On 2nd December, 1926, Alfred Hitchcock married his assistant director, Alma Reville. The couple continued to work together as collaborators throughout their careers until 1950. The couple were married until 1980, when Hitchcock died. Alfred Hitchcock passed away at the age of 80 from renal failure. He died at 9:17 am on 29th April 1980, in his home in Bel Air, Los Angeles.
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