Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock's major milestones

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    Alfred Hitchcock's major milestones.

    Film pioneers
  • Alfred Hitchcock's birth

    Alfred Hitchcock's birth

    Alfred Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone, England. He was the youngest of three children to William and Emma Jane Hitchcock.
  • Alfred Hitchcock's first job

    Alfred Hitchcock's first job

    He found a job as a title card writer with the British division of the Famous Players-Lasky Company, which later became Paramount Pictures.
  • Hitchcock's first full-time job

    Hitchcock's first full-time job

    Received a full-time job at Islington Studios, and its British successor, Gainsborough, designing titles for silent movies.
  • Hitchcock's first film

    Hitchcock's first film

    Hitchcock directed his first film "The Pleasure Garden" (based on a novel by Oliver Sandys), which was a commercial failure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvunKE521lA
  • Alfred Hitchcock's first sound film

    Alfred Hitchcock's first sound film

    "Blackmail" was released as the first all-talkie movie (motion picture with sound). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvlyQaJbJgs
  • Best scenes

    Best scenes

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgVI4wS7ZVw
  • Hitchcock's knighthood

    Hitchcock's knighthood

    Alfred Hitchcock was appointed the title of Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II
  • Hitchcock's death

    Hitchcock's death

    At age 81, Alfred Hitchcock died of arthritis, liver failure, and slowdown of kidney function.