Hitchcock,Sir Alfred Joseph — Hitch·cock (hĭchʹkŏk ), Sir Alfred Joseph. 1899 1980. British director known for his suspense films, including The 39 Steps (1935), Strangers on a Train (1951), and Psycho (1960). * * * … Universalium
Hitchcock, Sir Alfred — born Aug. 13, 1899, London, Eng. died April 29, 1980, Bel Air, Calif., U.S. British born film director. He worked in the London office of a U.S. film company from 1920 and was promoted to director in 1925. His film The Lodger (1926) concerned an… … Universalium
Sir Alfred — Hitchcock (author and film director) … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Sir Alfred Hitchcock — noun English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899 1980) • Syn: ↑Hitchcock, ↑Alfred Hitchcock, ↑Alfred Joseph Hitchcock • Instance Hypernyms: ↑film director, ↑director … Useful english dictionary
Alfred Hitchcock — noun English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899 1980) • Syn: ↑Hitchcock, ↑Sir Alfred Hitchcock, ↑Alfred Joseph Hitchcock • Instance Hypernyms: ↑film director, ↑director * * * Alfre … Useful english dictionary
Alfred — /al fred, frid/, n. a male given name: from the Old English words meaning elf and counsel. * * * I known as Alfred the Great born 849 died 899 King of Wessex (871–99) in southwestern England. He joined his brother Ethelred I in confronting a… … Universalium
sir — /serr/, n. 1. a respectful or formal term of address used to a man: No, sir. 2. (cap.) the distinctive title of a knight or baronet: Sir Walter Scott. 3. (cap.) a title of respect for some notable personage of ancient times: Sir Pandarus of Troy … Universalium
Alfred — (as used in expressions) Adler, Alfred Ayer, Sir A(lfred) J(ules) Binet, Alfred Birney, (Alfred) Earle Blalock, Alfred Brauchitsch, (Heinrich Alfred) Walther von Alfred Bryant Renton Leonard Alfred Schneider Alfred Gerald Caplin Cerf, Bennett… … Enciclopedia Universal
Alfred Joseph Hitchcock — noun English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899 1980) • Syn: ↑Hitchcock, ↑Alfred Hitchcock, ↑Sir Alfred Hitchcock • Instance Hypernyms: ↑film director, ↑director … Useful english dictionary
Hitchcock — noun English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899 1980) • Syn: ↑Alfred Hitchcock, ↑Sir Alfred Hitchcock, ↑Alfred Joseph Hitchcock • Instance Hypernyms: ↑film director, ↑director … Useful english dictionary