Alfred Hitchcocks film are very well recogized in society, but most people know little about his real life. He was not a director his whole life. I know, shocking right? He was a little kid just like all of us...except it was Alfred Hitchcock.
Alfred Hitchcock was born on the 13th of april, 1899 in Leytonstone, London. He was the youngest of three children in his family. William Hitchcock was the father and Emma Jane Hitchcock was his mother. The family was said to be a bundle of fun but still expected hard work from each other. His Uncle loved to play tricks on others for a cheap laugh while Hitchcock observed. The Hitchcocks were devote Catholics. Several of them being big time priests!
However most of the adult members of his family were tied down into being shop owners. This does not mean they were lower class. All in all his family was a loving and caring one. There is still a story stating that during Alfred's childhood his father sent him to jail as a punishment with a note saying "I need to be locked up for 10 min for being naughty". The police officer there locked up Alfred for the required time. Patrick Mcgilligan wrote "Still, Hitchcock always insisted the incident gave him life long fear of arrest, jails, and policemen-a fear confirmed by many adult anecdotes." (Mcgilligan)
Alfred Hitchcock was born on the 13th of april, 1899 in Leytonstone, London. He was the youngest of three children in his family. William Hitchcock was the father and Emma Jane Hitchcock was his mother. The family was said to be a bundle of fun but still expected hard work from each other. His Uncle loved to play tricks on others for a cheap laugh while Hitchcock observed. The Hitchcocks were devote Catholics. Several of them being big time priests!
However most of the adult members of his family were tied down into being shop owners. This does not mean they were lower class. All in all his family was a loving and caring one. There is still a story stating that during Alfred's childhood his father sent him to jail as a punishment with a note saying "I need to be locked up for 10 min for being naughty". The police officer there locked up Alfred for the required time. Patrick Mcgilligan wrote "Still, Hitchcock always insisted the incident gave him life long fear of arrest, jails, and policemen-a fear confirmed by many adult anecdotes." (Mcgilligan)Alfred Hitchcock loved enertainment and would often see plays and listen to classical concerts. This love for entertainment leading to his love for film. The experiences he had are very vague but still contribute to the creativeness of his films. As Richard Allen claimed in his book Hitchcock's Romantic Irony, "Hitchcock's Interests in subjective suspense consists, in part, in intensifying the kind of character identification" (Allen). His film creation has been contributed to his life in a whole and the experiences that came with it.
Works Cited:
Allen, Richard. "Hitchcock's Romantic Irony". 2007. Page 41, Para 2. Columbian University Press. New York.
Works Cited:
Allen, Richard. "Hitchcock's Romantic Irony". 2007. Page 41, Para 2. Columbian University Press. New York.
Mcgilligan, Patrick. "Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light." 2003. United States of America. HarperCollins Publishers Inc. New York.
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