Alfred Hitchcock

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At 0

1. Aug 13, 1899

   Born above his parents' greengrocer's shop in Leytonstone

   East of London.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 15

1. Dec 12, 1914

   Father died at 52

   He was already a technical clerk at Henley's cable company on 15 shillings a week, and later moved to its advertising department.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 19

1. c. 1919

   Hired as a title-card designer at Islington Studios

   He sent in sketches on spec after hearing about a planned film.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 25

1. c. 1925

   Directed his first feature, The Pleasure Garden, at 26

   Shot in Munich. Released in 1926.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 27

1. Dec 2, 1926

   Married Alma Reville at Brompton Oratory

   The editor he had met on Woman to Woman in 1923. She became his closest collaborator. Daughter Patricia was born in July 1928.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org
2. Jan 1927

   The Lodger, his first thriller, makes his name

   He also made his first cameo, sitting in a newsroom.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 29

1. c. 1929

   Blackmail, the first British talkie

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 35

1. c. 1935

   The 39 Steps

   Acclaimed in Britain and noticed in America.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 39

1. Apr 1939

   Signed with David O. Selznick and moved to Hollywood

   About $40,000 a picture.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 41

1. Feb 27, 1941

   Rebecca wins Best Picture

   His first American film. He was nominated for Best Director, the first of five nominations; he never won.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 56

1. Oct 2, 1955

   Alfred Hitchcock Presents debuts on CBS

   Ten seasons. He became a US citizen the same year.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 58

1. May 9, 1958

   Vertigo premieres in San Francisco

   In 2012, Sight & Sound critics voted it the greatest film ever made.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 60

1. Jun 16, 1960

   Psycho opens in New York

   Made for about $807,000, it grossed $50 million. He personally earned over $15 million from it.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 79

1. c. 1979

   AFI Life Achievement Award, then a knighthood in December

   Four months before his death.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 80

1. Apr 29, 1980

   Died in Los Angeles at 80

   Source: en.wikipedia.org