Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock was born in 1899. He made his first British sound film in 1924 and he was a leading film director in Britain. In 1928 he made and directed "Blackmail" and by 1939 it was a hit in Hollywood. However his first Hollywood film was called "Rebecca" and this won an oscar for best film. He made 52 films throughout his career, which lasted a total of 50 years, and his last was "Family Plot" in 1976. Between 1940-1976 he was mainly in America and he became the best known director.