Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980), Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, was an English-born film director and producer, known as "the Master of Suspense," whose careful visual storytelling influenced filmmakers around the world. Raised in London, he entered the film industry in 1920 designing title cards and soon moved into directing; The Lodger (1927) established his distinctive style, and The 39 Steps (1935) and The Lady Vanishes (1938) brought international acclaim. His move to Hollywood in 1939 was the turning point: his first American film, Rebecca (1940), won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He went on to direct Notorious, Rear Window, Vertigo and North by Northwest, and he introduced each episode of the television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He became an American citizen in 1955, received the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award in 1979 and was knighted in 1980.
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Pioneering Filmmakers of Hollywood
Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and starred in silent comedies such as The Kid (1921) and The Gold Rush (1925), creating the beloved Little Tramp. Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense, refined visual storytelling in films such as Rear Window and Vertigo. Walt Disney produced Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), the first full-length cel-animated feature. Orson Welles made Citizen Kane (1941) at twenty-five. Together they helped turn film into a major art form.
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