Hitchcock Chronology: Janet Leigh
Entries in the Hitchcock Chronology relating to Janet Leigh...
1959
November
- Actress Janet Leigh meets Hitchcock for the first time at his home on Bellagio Road where he outlines his plans for Psycho. She later wrote, "He outlined his modus operandi. The angles and shots of each scene were predetermined, carefully charted before the picture began. There could be no deviations. His camera was absolute. Within the boundary of the lens circumference, the player was given freedom, as long as the performance didn't interfere with the already designed move [...] This was the way the man worked. And since I had profound respect for his results, I would earnestly comply."[1]
- 11th - Principal photography begins on Psycho, starring Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins, John Gavin, Vera Miles and Martin Balsam.[2]
1997
October
- 29th - Actress Janet Leigh unveils a new 32 cent stamp featuring Hitchcock as part of their "Legends of Hollywood" series. The stamp is eventually released in August 1998.[3]
1998
August
- 3rd - The United States Postal Service releases a 32 cent stamp featuring Hitchcock as part of their "Legends of Hollywood" series. The design had been unveiled by Janet Leigh in October 1997.[4]
2004
October
- 3rd - Actress Janet Leigh, who starred in Psycho, dies after suffering a heart attack, aged 77.
References
- ↑ There Really Was a Hollywood (1984) by Janet Leigh
- ↑ The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 418
- ↑ See the stamp design.
- ↑ See the stamp design.
