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  • Birth Name: Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
  • Birth Place: Leytonstone, London, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: August 13, Leo
  • Date of Death: 04/29/1980
  • Profession: Director; producer; writer
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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
  • Patricia Hitchcock - Daughter
  • William Hitchcock - Father
  • Alfred Hitchcock Awards:
  • 1972 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Winner
  • 1956 Emmy: Best Director-Film Series - Nominee
  • 1957 Emmy: Best Male Personality - Continuing Performance - Nominee
  • 1973 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 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
  • 1959 Emmy: Best Direction of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series-Under One Hour - Nominee
  • College:
  • School of Engineering and Navigation, London, England; University of London, London, England
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