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Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock's successful screen thrillers earned him the nickname "Master of Suspense," but he is also considered one of the greatest film directors in the history of cinema. He started out in…

Sir Alfred Hitchcock Biography

Sir Alfred HitchcockdirectorBorn: 8/13/1899Birthplace: London, England British director famous for his dark, voyeuristic suspense films. He is best known for Strangers on a Train (1951), Rear Window…

Bel Geddes, Norman

(Encyclopedia) Bel Geddes, NormanBel Geddes, Normangĕdˈēz [key], 1893–1958, American designer, b. Adrian, Mich. as Norman Melancton Geddes. He began his career in 1918 as a scene designer for the…

Maria Hinojosa Biography

Maria HinojosaJournalistBorn: 1961Birthplace: Mexico City NPR correspondent Maria Hinojosa got her start in broadcasting as the producer and host of a Latino radio show at New York's Barnard…

James Mason Biography

James MasonactorBorn: 5/15/1909Birthplace: Huddersfield, England A gifted and accomplished actor, Mason first performed on stage and in film in England, where in the 1940s he became the country's…

Janet Leigh Biography

Janet Leigh(Jeanette Helen Morrison)actressBorn: 7/6/1927Birthplace: Merced, California At first cast in routine ingénue roles, Leigh became a capable leading lady, especially compelling in…

Brian De Palma Biography

Brian De Palmadirector, screenwriterBorn: 9/11/1940Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Contemporary film director who has been, at times, as controversial as he has been successful. With movies…

Martin Landau Biography

Martin LandauactorBorn: 6/20/1931Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York This familiar actor spent four years as a staff cartoonist at the New York Times before heading for the stage in 1951, soon appearing…

Melanie Griffith Biography

Melanie GriffithactressBorn: 8/9/1957Birthplace: New York City Leading actress whose career has survived the Hollywood potholes of addiction, over-publicized marriages, and (sometimes) ill-chosen…

Tippi Hedren Biography

Tippi Hedren(Nathalie Hedren)actressBorn: 1/19/1930Birthplace: New Ulm, Minnesota Spotted by Alfred Hitchcock as she was filming a commercial, Hedren was cast in her most famous role starring in The…