Hitchcock Chronology: Lilian Hitchcock (b. 1877) née Farmer

January

4th - Hitchcock's older brother William John dies of a cardiac arrest aggrevated by the drug paraldehyde. William leaves effects worth £110 7s. 6d. to his widow, Lilian. Shocked by his brother's early death, Hitchcock begins a strict diet in an attempt to lose 100 pounds in weight — this would lead to his memorable cameo appearance in the film Lifeboat (1944).^[1]

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