Alfred Hitchcock : a brief life
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Author
Published
New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2016, ©2015.
Format
Book
Edition
First United States edition.
ISBN
9780385537414, 0385537417
Physical Desc
276 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction
791.430233 HIT ACK
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791.430233 HIT ACK
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Published
New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2016, ©2015.
Edition
First United States edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780385537414, 0385537417
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,"--Amazon.com.
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Fat, lonely, burning with fear and ambition-- Hitchcock's childhood was an isolated one. 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. Ackroyd reveals a jolly man fond of practical jokes, who smashes a once-used tea cup every morning to remind himself of the frailty of life. The result is a gripping biography of one of the most respected directors of the twentieth century.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction | 791.430233 HIT ACK | Available |
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 791.430233 HITCHCOCK ACK | Available |
Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIOG HITCHOCK ACK | Available |
Chester Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIOG HITCHCOCK | Available |
East Hanover Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIOG HITCHCOCK | Available |
Florham Park Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIOG HITCHCOCK | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ackroyd, P. (20162015). 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-. 20162015. 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, 20162015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ackroyd, Peter. Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life First United States edition., Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 20162015.
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