Born:	13 August 1899	Leytonstone, London, England
Known As:	The Master of Suspense
Directed:	Numerous Films Including:	"Spellbound," (1945) "Vertigo," (1958) "Psycho," (1960) and "The Birds" (1963)
Trivia:	In his childhood days, he was sent by his father with a letter to the local police station. The officer read the letter and, without further ado, locked young Alfred up for ten minutes. Then he let him go, explaining that this is what happens to people who do bad things. Hitchcock was frightened of the police from that day on.
	(2 December 1926) Married Alma Reville (one child).
	Hitch's suggestion for his tombstone inscription was "This is what we do to bad little boys." (It finally read "I'm in on a plot.")
	Hitchcock made a cameo appearance in all of his movies from "The Lodger" (1926) on. Hitch made his appearances in the beginning of the films, because he knew viewers were watching for him and he didn't want to deviate their attention away from the story's plot.
	Hitchcock first visited Hollywood in 1940, but was turned down by virtually all major motion picture studios because they thought he could not make a "Hollywood" picture. He was finally offered a seven-year directing contract by producer David O. Selznick. His first project was supposed to be a film about the Titanic, but Selznick scrapped the project because he "couldn't find a boat to sink." Selznick assigned Hitch to direct "Rebecca" (1940) instead.
	The famous Hitchcock profile sketch, most often associated with "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955), was actually from a Christmas card Hitchcock designed himself while still living in England.
	Hitchcock never won a best director Oscar in competition, although he was awarded the Irving Thalberg Memorial Award at the 1967 Oscars.
	(1979) American Film Institute Life Achievement Award.
	In the New Year's Honors list of 1980, he was named a Knight Commander of the British Empire.
	He appears on a 32 cent U.S. postage stamp, in the legends of Hollywood series, that debuted 3 August 1998 in Los Angeles, CA.
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Filmography:	The Internet Movie Database	Click here.
Departed:	29 April 1980	Los Angeles, California, USA
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Here are some cast members from Alfred Hitchcock-directed films:
Doris Day  Edward Platt  Henry Fonda
Katherine Helmond  Mariette Hartley  Paul Newman  Sean Connery