| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0060988274 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780060988272 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780470869734 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Call number |
791.430233 MC AL |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Authors |
McGilligan, Patrick |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Alfred Hitchcock : |
| Subtitle |
a life in darkness and light |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Patrick McGilligan |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Publisher |
John Wiley & Sons, |
| Date |
2004. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
x, 850 p. : |
| Other Details |
illustrations ; |
| Size |
23 cm. |
| CONTENTS |
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| Contents |
London: The Enjoyment of Fear; 1. 1899-1913; 2. 1913-1921; 3. 1921-1925; 4. 1925-1929; The Height of Hitchcockery; 5. 1929-1933; 6. 1933-1937; 7. 1937-1939; Hollywood: Fear and Desire; 8. 1939-1942; 9. 1941-1945; 10. 1944-1947; The Transatlantic Dream; 11. 1947-1950; 12. 1950-1953; Paramount: The Glory Years; 13. 1954-1955; 14. 1956-1959; 15. 1958-1960; Citizen of the World; 16. 1960-1964; 17. 1964-1970; 18. 1970-1980; Coda; Filmography; Notes and Acknowledgements; Permissions; Index |
| SUMMARY |
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| Summary |
This fresh and definitive portrait of the Master of Suspense by acclaimed biographer Patrick McGilligan follows Hitchcock's life from its humble beginnings, as the son of an East End greengrocer, through an extraordinary career in which his films set new standards for cinematic invention, to his death as a Hollywood legend in Beverley Hills. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Heading |
Motion picture producers and directors |
| Geographic |
Great Britain |
| Form |
Biography |
| SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBERS (KOHA) |
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| Koha Dewey Subclass [OBSOLETE] |
03167783 |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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13740 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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14952 |