Hitchcock was the son of William and Emma Hitchcock and

became known as "The Master of Suspense Thrillers." He

was raised as a strict Catholic and this often influenced his work.

He was educated at St-Ignatius College, a Jesuit institution, and

University of London, where he attended courses leading toward a

career as an electrical engineer. He also studied art, economics,

political science, and navigation. His first job after leaving the

University was with The Henley Telegraph and Cable Company.

He made technical calculations on electrical systems

installed by the company. After being with the company for a

considerable time, Alfred decided to move on and found himself

employment as a layout man in an advertising office in a London

department store. He was earning a salary of only fifteen shillings,

about three dollars and fifty cents a week. (Current Biography)

In 1923, he got his first chance at directing when the director

of, Always Tell Your Wife, became terribly ill and Alfred

performed his duty and completed the movie. The studio chiefs were so impressed with Hitchcock's work that

different things in his lifetime. At the age of eight he had already

make of the whole, entertainment." (Heydt 67)

revealed. This theme has been used in the movies; Rear Window,

theme music, Funeral March of a Marionette, was playing in the

that a psychopathic murderer is identified slowly while the plot is

track down the real assassinator to clear his name. Movies using

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