Alfred Hitchcock was born to a workingclass, Roman Catholic family in suburban London in 1899. After attending a Jesuit preparatory school, he entered the work force at age 14 by taking an office position at Henley Telegraph and Cable Company, where he remained employed until 1920. At age 21 Hitchcock took his first job in the movie business, where he worked until his death in 1980.Movies were still silent for the first nine years Hitchcock worked on them, and he got his start designing intertitles in London. During his first six years, the young Hitchcock did a little bit of everything from art director to script writer to production manager to assistant director. Then in 1926 Hitchcock directed his first film, a thriller titled The Lodger.Near the end of 1926, Hitchcock married Alma Reville, who also worked in the film industry.They remained married until Hitchcocks death nearly 54 years later. Their union produced one child, a daughter named Patricia, who was born in 1928.In the late 1920s Hitchcock directed more silent films, and in 1929 he directed the first British talkie, a thriller titled Blackmail. Throughout the 1930s Hitchcock continued to direct thrillers in England, several of which were excellent. In 1938 David O. Selznick signed Hitchcock to a contract, and in 1939 Hitchcock took up permanent residence in the United States. In 1955 he became a U.S. citizen.

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