| Born this day in 1899 in England, Sir Alfred Hitchcock was a motion-picture director whose suspenseful films won immense popularity. To create suspense, he used innovative camera viewpoints and movements, elaborate editing techniques, and effective soundtrack music. He had a sound grasp of human psychology, and his ability to convincingly evoke human menace, subterfuge, and fear gave his psychological thrillers great impact while maintaining their subtlety and believability. |