Alfred Hitchcock was born on August 13, 1899, in Leytonstone, England. His father was a poultry dealer, and Hitchcock began his formal education at a Jesuit school called Ignatius College in London. He later studied engineering at the University of London.

Hitchcock took his first steps into cinema in 1920 by designing intertitles for silent films at the London branch of the American company Famous Players-Lasky. His first attempt at directing a feature film in 1922 was left unfinished. In 1923, he directed his first completed short film, Always Tell Your Husband. However, the film that truly revealed his distinctive style and established his reputation was The Lodger, which he directed in 1926. By skillfully using visual effects in his silent films until 1929, Hitchcock captivated audiences, and that same year he presented viewers with Britain’s first sound film, Blackmail.

From 1934 onward, Hitchcock gained international fame through his films. In 1939, he left England and moved to Hollywood. His first Hollywood film, Rebecca, won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1940, marking a major milestone in his career.

The film Notorious, directed in 1946, is regarded as one of the most powerful works of that period in Hitchcock’s career. His 1948 film Rope, notable for its masterful scene transitions, was his first color film. Among his later works, North by Northwest and Psycho became particularly famous, with the iconic shower murder scene in Psycho leaving an indelible mark on cinema history.

The books written by John Russell Taylor, *Hitch: The Life and Times of Alfred Hitchcock* (1978), and by French filmmaker François Truffaut, *Le Cinéma Selon Hitchcock* (1966), based on his interviews with Hitchcock, played a significant role in solidifying Hitchcock’s global reputation.

Alfred Hitchcock passed away on April 29, 1980, in Los Angeles, United States. Known for blending suspense with moments of dark humor, he often incorporated memorable details into his films, such as a bell ringing while fugitives hide in a bell tower or a killer losing a button. Hitchcock also famously appeared briefly in his own films, whether as a man waiting in front of a shop or walking across a public square. Throughout his career, he received numerous awards and left an enduring legacy as one of cinema’s greatest directors.

Filmography
The Pleasure Garden (1925)
The Mountain Eagle (1926)
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
The Ring (1927)
Downhill (1927)
Champagne (1928)
Easy Virtue (1928)
The Farmer's Wife (1928)
Blackmail (1929)
The Manxman (1929)
Juno and the Paycock (1930)
Murder! (1930)
The Skin Game (1931)
Rich and Strange (1931)
Number Seventeen (1932)
Waltzes from Vienna (1934)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
The 39 Steps (1935)
Secret Agent (1936)
Sabotage (1936)
Young and Innocent (1937)
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Jamaica Inn (1939)
Rebecca (1940)
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
Suspicion (1941)
Saboteur (1942)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Lifeboat (1944)
Spellbound (1945)
Notorious (1946)
The Paradine Case (1947)
Rope (1948)
Under Capricorn (1949)
Stage Fright (1950)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
I Confess (1953)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
To Catch a Thief (1955)
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The Wrong Man (1956)
Vertigo (1958)
North by Northwest (1959)
Psycho (1960)
The Birds (1963)
Marnie (1964)
Torn Curtain (1966)
Topaz (1969)
Frenzy (1972)
Family Plot (1976)

Source: Biyografiler.com