Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life
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Published
New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2015].
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
276 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Frank Carlson Library - Biography
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Published
New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2015].
Format
Book
Edition
First United States edition.
Street Date
1610
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-264) and index.
Description
Alfred Hitchcock was a strange child. Fat, lonely, burning with fear and ambition, his childhood was an isolated one, scented with fish from his father's shop. Afraid to leave his bedroom, he would plan great voyages, using railway timetables to plot an exact imaginary route across Europe. So how did this fearful figure become the one of the most respected film directors of the twentieth century? As an adult, Hitch rigorously controlled the press's portrait of him, drawing certain carefully selected childhood anecdotes into full focus and blurring all others out. In this quick-witted portrait, Ackroyd reveals something more: a lugubriously jolly man fond of practical jokes, who smashes a once-used tea cup every morning to remind himself of the frailty of life. Iconic film stars make cameo appearances, just as Hitch did in his own films: Grace Kelly, Cary Grant, and James Stewart despair of his detached directing style and, perhaps most famously of all, Tippi Hedren endures cuts and bruises from a real-life fearsome flock of birds. Alfred Hitchcock wrests the director's chair back from the master of control and discovers what lurks just out of sight, in the corner of the shot.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ackroyd, P. (2015). Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life (First United States edition.). Nan A. Talese/Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-. 2015. Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life. Nan A. Talese/Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-. Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ackroyd, Peter. Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life First United States edition., Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2015.
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