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Alfred Hitchcock
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Alfred Hitchcock

Actor · born August 13, 1899 · died 1980

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Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today.

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  1. ~55Notable work: Rear Window1954
  2. ~59Notable work: Vertigo1958
  3. ~60Notable work: North by Northwest1959
  4. ~61Named Edgar Awards1960
  5. ~61Notable work: Psycho1960
  6. ~64Notable work: The Birds1963
  7. ~68Received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award1967
  8. ~72Received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award1971

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