BIOGRAPHY

Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
Born.. August, 13 1899... London, England
Died.. April, 29 1980... Los Angeles, California, USA

Alfred Hitchcock was the son of William and Emma Hitchcock. He was raised as a strict Catholic and his work was often influenced by this. His first job outside of the family business was in 1915 as an estimator for the Henley Telegraph and Cable Company. Lasky were to open a studio in London, Hitch managed to secure a job as a title designer. He designed the titles for all the movies made at the studio for the next two years. In 1923 he got his first chance at directing when the director of "Always Tell Your Wife" fell ill and Hitch completed the movie. Impressed by his work, studio chiefs gave him his first directing assignment on "Number 13", however, before it could be finished, the studio closed its British operation. company as an assistant director. In reality he did more than this - working as a writer, title designer and art director. After several films for the company, Hitch was given the chance to direct a British/German co-production called "The Pleasure Garden" in 1925. Hitchcock's career as a director finally began.

The
MUSIC

Did you ever notice how great the music was in the films of Alfred Hitchcock? Do you ever wonder if there is a CD out there that contains any of that music? Well, I'm happy to say, yes! there are CDs out there!

There are several CDs that are of a "Hitchcock Collection" type. The two I have been able to get my hands on are:

• A history of Hitchcock I: Dial M for Murder
• and A history of Hitchcock II: To Catch A Theif

Together the CDs include the music from Suspicion, Spellbound, Rebecca, Under Capricorn, Vertigo, Rear Window, Topaz, Frenzy, To Catch a Theif, North by NorthWest, Family Plot and many more!

You can also buy a particular soundtrack. I own the CDs of Vertigo and North by NorthWest. My albums are of good quality and were not very expensive. The most resourceful place to buy CDs of Hitchcock's films on the web is at Intrada Movie Soundtracks. They sell several albums containing movie music. Click here to get linked to Intrada.

The Bernard Herrmann
Web Pages

Alfred Hitchcock's movies are still some of the best films of the 20th Century and will probably remain that for more centuries to come. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please don't hesitate to e mail me. I look forward to hearing from you!