Hitchcock Chronology: Thornton Wilder
Entries in the Hitchcock Chronology relating to Thornton Wilder...
1942
May
- 13th - Thornton Wilder wires Hitchcock from New York to say he would like to write the screenplay for Shadow of a Doubt.[1]
- 21st - After meeting with Hitchcock and producer Jack H. Skirball, writer Thornton Wilder is hired to write Shadow of a Doubt for $15,000. Wilder completes 30 pages by the end of May.[2]
June
- Taking a short break from writing, Hitchcock and Thornton Wilder fly north to Santa Rosa to scout locations for Shadow of a Doubt.[3]
- 24th - Thornton Wilder heads back to New York, accompanied by Jack H. Skirball and Hitchcock En route, they complete the script for Shadow of a Doubt.[4]
References
- ↑ American Cinematographer (1993) - Hitchcock's Mastery is Beyond Doubt in Shadow
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 309
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, pages 311-12
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 312
