Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) b. London, England. Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in London on August 13, 1899, to William Hitchcock, a poultry dealer and fruit-importer, and Emma Whelan Hitchcock. As a young boy he was possessed by wanderlust, and by the time he was eight he had ridden every bus line in London and explored all its docks and shipping terminals. His parents were devout Catholics and made sure their son had a proper Jesuit upbringing. Once, …
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…I want to finish my coffee.' The audience groans inwardly and yearns for them to leave. That is suspense." Hitchcock frightened millions of people around the world. Did he himself scare easily? Very easily," he admitted. "Here's a list in order of adrenalin production: 1. Little children; 2. Policemen; 3. High places; 4. That my next picture won't be as good as the last one." He liked to keep everyone in the audience interested. He did all right.