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Hitchcock Chronology: 1949

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Month by Month

January

February

  • English serial killer John George Haigh, known as the "Acid Bath Murderer", is arrested. He was found guilty in July and then executed in August. Hitchcock follows the arrest and trial with fascination and will later try to incorporate aspects of Haigh case into the Kaleidoscope project.[4]

March

  • 24th - Actress Jane Wyman wins an Oscar for her role in Johnny Belinda. Shortly afterwards, Hitchcock contacts her to offer her the lead in Stage Fright.[5]

April

May

  • 3rd - The Hitchcocks arrive into Southampton aboard the RMS Queen Elizabeth and then travel on to London where they stay at the Savoy.[8]
  • 7th - The Hitchcocks spend the weekend with Sidney Bernstein and his wife at their farmstead in Kent. Bernstein screens a print of Bob Hopes' new film, Sorrowful Jones.[9]
  • May and June are spent polishing off the script for Stage Fright and enhancing Marlene Dietrich's role in the film.[10]

June

July

August

September

  • Under Capricorn opens at the Radio City Music Hall, New York City, to mostly negative reviews. Ingrid Bergman's "scandalous" affair with Italian director Roberto Rossellini creates negative press for the film, causing some US exhibitors to avoid booking the film. Angered by the press, Bergman refuses to do any publicity for the film.[14]
  • 22nd - Hitchcock departs from Southampton to New York aboard the RMS Queen Mary.[15]
  • 27th - Hitchcock arrives into New York aboard the RMS Queen Mary.

October

November

December

See Also...

Notes & References

  1. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 429
  2. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 430
  3. Radio: Mr and Mrs Smith (Screen Directors' Playhouse, 30/Jan/1949)
  4. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 433
  5. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 431
  6. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, pages 431-32
  7. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 432
  8. See passenger list.
  9. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 433
  10. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 434
  11. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 434
  12. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 437
  13. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 437
  14. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, pages 437-38
  15. See passenger list.
  16. Film Time (BBC Radio, 20/Oct/1949)

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