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Hitchcock Chronology: 1955

Overview

During early 1955, Hitchcock meets with Lew Wasserman, MCA colleagues and vsrious television executives to negotiate a hosted TV series, which eventually becomes Alfred Hitchcock Presents.[1]

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  • 3rd - Concerns start to grow after the aircraft the Hitchcocks are travelling on from India to the Far East fails to arrive in Singapore. There are fears that it may have crashed into the Bay of Bengal. The Hitchcocks were due to be the guests of Singaporean businessman Loke Wan Tho, who had organised a cocktail party and formal dinner. Still no news had arrived the following day and Loke commented to the press, "I am completely baffled."[27][28]
  • 4th - The Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "The Case of Mr. Pelham", directed by Hitchcock, premiers on US TV.
  • 5th - The mystery of Hitchcock's disappearance is resolved when newspapers report that the plane he was travelling on from India to the Far East was delayed leaving Calcutta due to engine problems. Not long after take-off, a re-occurrence of the problem forced the flight to turn back over the Bay of Bengal and return to Calcutta. Issues around the complex Indian customs and immigrations procedures meant that the passengers were forced to remain on the aircraft until repairs were completed. Speaking to the press, Hitchcock said, "Let's put it this way. It's the strangest flight I've ever been on."[29]
  • 16th - The Hitchcocks depart from Tokyo, Japan, aboard Pan Am flight 856/16, bound for Honolulu. They land on the 17th at 2:30am.[30]
  • 22nd - The Hitchcocks, with their daughter Patricia, and Joan Harrison depart at 9pm from Honolulu to Los Angeles aboard Pan Am flight 510/22[31]

See Also...

Notes & References

  1. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 360
  2. Hitchcock and France: The Forging of an Auteur (2003) by James M. Vest, page 93-94
  3. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 359
  4. Writing with Hitchcock (2001) by Steven DeRosa, page 122
  5. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 507
  6. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, pages 509-10
  7. Writing with Hitchcock (2001) by Steven DeRosa, page 122
  8. Writing with Hitchcock (2001) by Steven DeRosa, page 122
  9. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 510
  10. Close-Up of Alfred Hitchcock (BBC Radio, 03/Apr/1955)
  11. Project Genome: BBC Radio Times Archive
  12. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 362
  13. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, chapter 13
  14. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 362
  15. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 362
  16. Alfred Hitchcock's London: A Reference Guide to Locations (2009) by Gary Giblin, pages 230-31
  17. The MacGuffin: Why Hides the Sun in Shame? Ambrose Chapel and The Man Who Knew Too Much
  18. Alfred Hitchcock's London: A Reference Guide to Locations (2009) by Gary Giblin, pages 174-77
  19. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 367
  20. Writing with Hitchcock (2001) by Steven DeRosa, page 123
  21. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 368
  22. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 373
  23. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 375
  24. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 376
  25. See passenger list.
  26. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 373
  27. Stars and Stripes Newspaper (06/Dec/1955) - Alfred Hitchcock 'Vanishes'
  28. Wikipedia: Loke Wan Tho
  29. See Articles about Hitchcock's disappearance in December 1955 for further details and newspaper reports.
  30. The airplane number was recorded as 1024V and the Captain was W. Carlton with 1st Officer D. Frost.
  31. The airplane number was recorded as 1026V.

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