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Hitchcock Chronology: 1910s

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1910

October

  • In the autumn of 1910, Alfred Hitchcock, aged 11, begins studying at St. Ignatius College, a Jesuit Catholic secondary school in Stamford Hill, London.

1911

1913

July

September

1914

May

November

Decemeber

1915

  • 16 year-old Alma Reville enters the film trade, securing a job as a film cutter at the London Film Company.
  • Although educated in engineering, Hitchcock soon realises that he doesn't want to become an engineer and so enrols on a evening course at Goldsmiths College to study art. The course leads to his appreciation of fine art and to a deeper interest in theatre and film.[7] During this period, Hitchcock increasingly seeks out new plays and films.

December

1916

May

  • 10th - According to the title card after the credits, the opening scene in Secret Agent (1936) takes place on 10th May 1916 at 84 Curzon Street, London.

1917

  • With the First World War entering it's third year, 18-year-old Hitchcock is declared "unfit for military service" (C3) and so continues to work at W.T. Henley's Telegraph Works. Unable to join the army, he instead signs up for the Royal Engineers and takes part in evening and weekend exercises, including marches around Hyde Park.[9]

March

October

  • 28th - Hitchcock's cousin Charles James Hitchcock dies from injuries sustained whilst fighting in Egypt. He had served as a Private in the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (aka the "Sharpshooters") and the Machine Gun Corps, and had also fought in Gallipoli and Palestine. He is buried at Beersheba War Cemetery.[10]

1918

  • In late 1917, Hitchcock requests to be transferred from the sales department at W.T. Henley's Telegraph Works to the advertising department and by early 1918 he is in his new post where his responsibilities include helping to design the company's sales brochures and advertising materials.[11]

January

  • 1st - Hitchcock's brother-in-law Harry Lee, husband of Ellen Kathleen Hitchcock, enlists and joins the Navy. Within a few days he is transferred to the Royal Naval Air Service at Roehampton where he most likely works as a member of the ground crew.

September

1919

February

April

  • The US film company Famous Players-Lasky announces that it plans to open studios in the UK and development work begins in October 1919 at a new studio complex in Islington, London. Islington Studios are officially opened in May 1920.[13]

June

September

See Also...

Notes & References

  1. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 21
  2. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 24.
  3. St. Ignatius College: History of the School
  4. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 25
  5. Birmingham Gazette (04/Mar/1914) - Birmingham's New Picture Theatre
  6. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 25
  7. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 27
  8. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 27
  9. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 26
  10. See Find a Grave.
  11. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 29
  12. "History of British Film (Volume 4): The History of the British Film 1918 - 1929" by Rachael Low
  13. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, pages 47-48
  14. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 31
  15. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, pages 32-34
  16. "History of British Film (Volume 4): The History of the British Film 1918 - 1929" by Rachael Low

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