The Biography Channel - Alfred Hitchcock Biography

He gave his name to a genre: every director of a suspenser seeks the tag 'Hitchcockian'. Vertigo and The Birds are peerless, whilst the cameo appearances attest to his wry humour.

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Alfred Hitchcock
born: 13-08-1899
birth place: London, England
died: 29-04-1980

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