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Alfred Hitchcock's major milestones.
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Alfred Hitchcock's birth
Alfred Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone, England. He was the youngest of three children to William and Emma Jane Hitchcock. -
Alfred Hitchcock's first job
He found a job as a title card writer with the British division of the Famous Players-Lasky Company, which later became Paramount Pictures. -
Hitchcock's first full-time job
Received a full-time job at Islington Studios, and its British successor, Gainsborough, designing titles for silent movies. -
Hitchcock's first film
Hitchcock directed his first film "The Pleasure Garden" (based on a novel by Oliver Sandys), which was a commercial failure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvunKE521lA -
Alfred Hitchcock's first sound film
"Blackmail" was released as the first all-talkie movie (motion picture with sound). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvlyQaJbJgs -
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Hitchcock's knighthood
Alfred Hitchcock was appointed the title of Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II -
Hitchcock's death
At age 81, Alfred Hitchcock died of arthritis, liver failure, and slowdown of kidney function.
