Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock

Hitchcock, Sir Alfred Joseph (1899–1980), British film director known for his skillful suspense and macabre humor. He made over 50 films, among the best of which were The Thirty-Nine Steps (1935), The Lady Vanishes (1938), and, in Hollywood, Rebecca (1940), Spellbound (1945), Notorious (1946), Rear Window (1954), and Psycho (1960).