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Hitchcock Chronology: Scotts Valley, California

Entries in the Hitchcock Chronology relating to Scotts Valley, California...

1940

August

  • Hitchcock purchases the 200 acre "Heart o' the Mountains" estate in Scotts Valley, California and this becomes the family's second home and weekend retreat.[1]
  • Hitchcock purchases the 200 acre "Heart o' the Mountains" estate in Scotts Valley, California and this becomes the family's second home and weekend retreat.[2]

1948

February

  • 21st - The Hitchcocks spend the weekend at their Scotts Valley, celebrating the end of filming on Rope. Among their guests are Hume Cronyn and Whitfield Cook.[3]

November

  • 27th - The Hitchcocks spend the Thanksgiving weekend at their Scotts Valley ranch, accompanied by Whitfield Cook.[4]

December

  • The Hitchcocks spend Christmas at their Scotts Valley ranch. Their daughter Patricia has flown back to join them for the holiday season. Among their guests on Christmas Day are Whitfield Cook, Arthur Laurents and Joan Harrison.[5]

1954

February

  • 7th - The Los Angeles Times reports that the Hitchcocks have left to spend time at the ranch at Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz.[6]

References

  1. "Alfred Hitchcock found contentment in SV" by Marion Dale Pokriots (Scotts Valley Historical Society)
  2. "Alfred Hitchcock found contentment in SV" by Marion Dale Pokriots (Scotts Valley Historical Society)
  3. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 415
  4. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, pages 428-29
  5. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 429
  6. "Los Angeles Times" in Los Angeles Times (07/Feb/1954)