Joan Harrison Biography

Fast Facts

• Earned an honor's degree in philosophy, politics and economics
• Her father published two local newspapers in Guildford, Surrey, England
• Started her career as Alfred Hitchcock's secretary and worked her way up to writing for him
• Was one of the three women working as contract producers for major Hollywood studios between the years of 1943 and 1955
• Was one of Alfred Hitchcock's most trusted associates, and was often drawn to the thriller genre in her own writing and producing
• Worked as a scriptwriter for MGM and a producer for Universal Studios
• Reviewed films for the student newspaper during her time at St․ Hugh's College at Oxford