What is Alfred Hitchcock?
{{Infobox person | honorific-prefix = [[Knight Bachelor|Sir]] | name = Alfred Hitchcock | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KBE|size=100%}} | image = Hitchcock, Alfred 02.jpg | image size = 240px | caption = Hitchcock, {{circa|1960s}} | alt = | birth_name = Alfred Joseph Hitchcock | birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1899|8|13}} | birth_place = [[Leytonstone]], Essex, England | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1980|4|29|1899|8|13}} | death_place = [[Bel Air, Los Angeles|Bel Air]], California, U.S. | death_cause = [[Kidney failure]] | citizenship = {{hlist|United Kingdom|United States (1955–1980)}} | occupation = {{hlist|Movie director|producer|actor}} | years_active = 1919–1980 | spouse = {{marriage|[[Alma Reville]]|1926}} | education = [[Salesian College, Battersea]] | alma_mater = [[St Ignatius' College]], London | children = [[Pat Hitchcock|Patricia Hitchcock]] | awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Alfred Hitchcock]] | website = }} '''Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KBE}} (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980)<ref>{{imdb name|0000161}}</ref> was a British movie director who later became an American citizen, but still kept his British citizenship. He mostly made mystery and suspense movies. Despite having a successful career, Hitchcock never won an [[Academy Award]].<ref>[http://www.mysterynet.com/hitchcock/anecdotes/ Alfred Hitchcock Anecdotes and Fun Facts] at Mystery Net.com</ref> ==Career== Hitchcock started his career in England, starting with [[silent movie]]s in the 1920s. In the 1930s, he made some successful movies like ''The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1934), ''The 39 Steps'' (1935), and ''The Lady Vanishes'' (1938). He then moved to the [[United States]], to work in [[Hollywood]]. His first American movie was ''[[Rebecca (1940 movie)|Rebecca]]''