Showing posts with label Alfred Hitchcock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alfred Hitchcock. Show all posts

Friday, September 7, 2018

Great people: Alfred Hitchcock.

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born on August 13, 1899, in England. His parents were Emma Jane and William Hitchcock. Alfred had an older brother and sister.

Future movie maker studied in London. Alfred Hitchcock started making movies in 1920s. He created famous movies such as: Rear Window (1954), Rebecca (1940), The Birds (1963).

Hitchcock worked with famous actors and actresses. For example, Clark Gable and Grace Kelly.

In 1926 he married Alma Reville. They had the only daughter Patricia.

Alfred Hitchcock died on April 29, 1980, in California, USA.




Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Famous people and their quotes. Part twenty six.

                                                   Alfred Hitchcock.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-photo/hollywood-nov-11-2014-alfred-hitchcock-234500662?src=E20vNuON1-9cs0_RSWTBew-1-33

HOLLYWOOD - NOV 11, 2014: Alfred Hitchcock star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame along Hollywood Blvd in downtown Hollywood, California.

“Give them pleasure. The same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare.”

“Fear isn't so difficult to understand. After all, weren't we all frightened as children? Nothing has changed since Little Red Riding Hood faced the big bad wolf. What frightens us today is exactly the same sort of thing that frightened us yesterday.”

“The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them.”   

Source of information:

https://www.biography.com/people/alfred-hitchcock-9340006