Alfred Hitchcock Biography Essay. 860 word summary of Hitchcock's life, his achievements, and his death.

Alfred Hitchcock Obituary Alfred Hitchcock, admired genius and master of film suspense, died of liver failure and heart problems on April 28, 1980 in Los Angeles, California. He was the single most influential director in the film genre of suspense, having partly created it, and is one of the most well known and esteemed directors in the medium of film. Hitchcock was born on August 13, 1899 in Leytonstone, England, the son of a grocer, William Hitchcock, and his …showed first 75 words of 840 total…

…showed last 75 words of 840 total…names in film: Cary Grant, James Stewart, Ingrid Bergman, and Grace Kelly to name a few. Some of those peoples' careers were even made by Hitchcock. Hitchcock received many honors, including being knighted in England shortly before his death in 1980. He stayed married all his life to Alma Reville, who died in 1982. Hitchcock is survived by his daughter, Patricia Hitchcock O'Connell, and will be remembered by many generations to come as the Master Of Suspense.