Alfred Hitchcock Master Of Suspense

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Sir Alfred Joseph "The Master Of Suspense" Hitchcock was born on April 13, 1899 in Essex, England. He was the second son and youngest of three children by William Hitchcock, and his mother, Emma Jane Hitchcock. Both parents of Hitchcock's were 50% Irish and 50% English. He was brought up as a Roman Catholic. He went to school at Salesian College and the Jesuit classic school st. Ignatius' college in Stamford hill London. He said that his childhood was not very good, that it was lonely and it was only worsened by his obesity. A very important event in his childhood was when he was around 5 years old. Hitchcock's father demanded that Alfred go to the police station and ask to be locked up for 5 minutes as punishment for bad behavior, not only did this strike a life-long fear of police for Hitchcock, it influenced a lot of scenes in his movies in which harsh treatment and false …show more content…
His second piece was "the women's part" (1919) in which a husband watches his wife, the actress, preform and deals with conflicted emotions.
He was a big part in a lot of movies, like "Sordid" (1920), "And there was no rainbow" (1920), and "what's who" (1920) which was a close forerunner to Abbott and Castello's "who's on first" comedy skit. As Hitchcock's career developed, he started to lean toards suspense horrors because he believed that he had a very good ability to keep his audience on their tip-toes throughout the whole movie. Because of this ability he won numerous awards. Awards like the "AFI Life Achievement award" which is awarded to directors who have a significant career that will leave a legacy on film. The "Golden Globe Cecil D. Millie Award" which is given for outstanding contributions to Hollywood and the world of entertainment. He also won the following

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