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The twelve lives of Alfred Hitchcock, an anatomy of the master of suspense, Edward White

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The twelve lives of Alfred Hitchcock, an anatomy of the master of suspense, Edward White

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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individual biography

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illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The twelve lives of Alfred Hitchcock

Nature of contents

bibliography

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1155067477

Responsibility statement

Edward White

Sub title

an anatomy of the master of suspense

Summary

From Hitchcock's early work in England to his most celebrated films, White analyzes Hitchcock's oeuvre and provides new interpretations. He also delves into Hitchcock's ideas about gender; his complicated relationships with "his women" as well as leading men. White also writes movingly of Hitchcock's devotion to his wife and lifelong companion, Alma, who made vital contributions to numerous classic Hitchcock films, and burnished his mythology. He shows that the Hitchcock persona was so carefully created that Hitchcock became not only a figurehead for his own industry but nothing less than a cultural icon. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

The boy who couldn't grow up -- The murderer -- The auteur -- The womanizer -- The fat man -- The dandy -- The family man -- The voyeur -- The entertainer -- The pioneer -- The Londoner -- The man of God

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12 lives of Alfred HitchcockAnatomy of the master of suspense

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