Alfred Hitchcock

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Alfred Hitchcock Fast Facts:

Developed a lifelong fear of police as a young child when his father sent him to the police station. The police chief locked him in a cell for a few minutes saying, "This is what we do to naughty boys." Hitchcock subsequently said he didn't have the faintest idea of why he was being punished.
Made a cameo appearance in almost all of his movies starting with 1927's The Lodger.
Directed England's first sound film, 1929's Blackmail.
Wife Alma Reville was a film editor and writer who collaborated on many of his films.
Often stated that his favorite of his own films was 1943's Shadow of a Doubt.
Nominated for a Best Male Personality Emmy in 1957.
Despite being considered one of the greatest directors of all time, he never won a competitive Oscar.

Alfred Hitchcock Relationships:
Alma Reville - Wife
Emma Hitchcock - Mother
William Hitchcock - Father
Patricia Hitchcock - Daughter
Alfred Hitchcock Awards:
1940 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1944 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1945 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1954 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1960 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1967 Oscar: The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award - Winner
1956 Emmy: Best M.C. or Program Host - Male or Female - Nominee
1973 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
1972 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Winner
1957 Emmy: Best Male Personality - Continuing Performance - Nominee
1956 Emmy: Best Directing- Film Series - Nominee
1959 Emmy: Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series - Nominee
College:
School of Engineering and Navigation, London, England; University of London, London, England