Hitchcock Chronology: New York City, New York
Entries in the Hitchcock Chronology relating to New York City, New York...
1934
May
- 11th - Motion Picture Daily reports that actress Madeleine Carroll has left New York to return to England aboard the Empress of Britain where she'll resume working for Gaumont-British.[1] The Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette notes that her current film, I Was a Spy, is a huge success and that she will meet with studio head Michael Balcon to discuss future projects.[2]
September
- 22nd - Gaumont-British studio head Michael Balcon sets sail from Southampton to New York aboard the RMS Aquitania on a short publicity trip for the studio. With him are actor Jack Hulbert and new star, 14-year-old Nova Pilbeam, accompanied by mother. They return to England in mid-October.
1935
February
- 14th - Michael Balcon departs from Southampton aboard the Olympic, bound for New York and Hollywood. Whilst in America, he plans to promote Gaumont-British and to sign deals to distribute the company's films. He also meets with Will H. Hays and Joseph L. Breen of the Production Code Administration and later states, "If we in England want distribution in this market [America], it is entirely logical that we should be prepared to observe the code principles."[3]
1937
August
- 18th - The Hitchcocks, accompanied by their daughter Patricia and Joan Harrison, depart from Southampton to New York aboard to RMS Queen Mary.[4]
- 24th - The Hitchcocks, accompanied by their daughter Patricia and Joan Harrison, are photographed dining in New York.
- 27th - Hitchcock is interviewed on the Movie Club radio programme, broadcast on WHN in New York.[5]
- 31st - Despite heavy rain, the stars turn out in New York for the premiere of William Wyler's Dead End (1937) at the Rivoli Theater. Among them are the Hitchcocks — Alma wearing a "slim pale green crepe with matching bolero" — and the film's star, Sylvia Sidney, accompanied by Norman Bel Geddes (father of Barbara Bel Geddes). The other stars of the film are Humphrey Bogart and Joel McCrea.[6]
September
- 4th - Variety reports that Hitchcock is sailing from New York to England aboard the MV Georgic.[7][8]
1938
June
- 1st - The Hitchcocks depart from Southampton to New York aboard the RMS Queen Mary. He hopes to secure himself an American contact during the visit.[9][10]
- 6th - The Hitchcocks arrive at New York aboard the SS Queen Mary and are met by Kay Brown. [11][12]
- 10th - The Hitchcocks depart from New York for Hollywood.[13]
July
- 8th - The Hitchcocks travel back to New York by train.[14]
1939
January
- 8th - The New York Film Critics' award for Best Director of the Year goes to Hitchcock for The Lady Vanishes. Unable to attend in person, Hitchcock takes his family to BBC Broadcasting House where his acceptance speech is relayed to New York.[15]
1940
May
- 13th - Alma Reville passes through United States Immigration in New York.
July
- 3rd - Variety reports that Hitchcock is travelling from Los Angeles to New York.[16]
September
- 3rd - Alma Reville's mother Lucy and sister Eveline arrive into New York aboard the Samaria and pass through Immigration.
- 4th - Variety reports that Hitchcock is travelling from New York to Los Angeles.[17]
1941
May
- 28th - Variety reports that Hitchcock is travelling from Los Angeles to New York.[18]
June
- 27th - Hitchcock flies into LaGuardia Airport, New York, to appear as a guest expert on the NBC radio quiz show Information Please.[19]
November
- 26th - The New York Times reports that the Hitchcocks have arrived into New York by plane for a short visit.[20]
December
- 3rd - Variety reports that Hitchcock is travelling from Los Angeles to New York.[21]
- 12th-13th - John P. Fulton spends 2 days in New York City with a second unit shooting footage and background plates of the Statue of Liberty for Saboteur. However, strong winds mean that the top of the statue moves around too much for the footage to be used in the final film and a matte paintings are used instead.[22]
- 15th - Second unit footage of the ferry trip to Bedloe Island and the Statue of Liberty is shot. A double stands in for Priscilla Lane but Norman Lloyd is in New York City and takes part in the filming. The sequence is supposed to take place on a sunny spring day, so extras have to wear light summer clothes despite the bitterly cold weather.[23]
- 31st - Variety reports that Alma Reville and Patricia Hitchcock are travelling from Los Angeles to New York.[24]
1942
May
- 13th - Thornton Wilder wires Hitchcock from New York to say he would like to write the screenplay for Shadow of a Doubt.[25]
1946
May
- 25th - Hitchcock flies from Paris, France, to New York aboard TWA flight NC86513. The flight arrives into New York on the 26th.[26]
1948
September
- 6th - Alma Reville arrives into New York from London aboard Pan Am flight 3/31. She then checked into the St. Regis Hotel in New York before traveling back to the family home in Bel-Air. Her husband remains in England to finish production on Under Capricorn. Their daughter Patricia stays in London with her maiden aunts Mary and Teresa, getting ready to start at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[27]
October
- 9th - Hitchcock flies from London to New York aboard American Overseas Airlines flight 131/09. The plane lands in New York on the 10th.
1949
April
- 28th - The Hitchcocks and Whitfield Cook depart from New York City to London aboard the RMS Queen Elizabeth. During the voyage, Hitchcock comes down with a dose of flu and takes to bed. Cook completes a new draft of Stage Fright before they arrive at Southampton.[28]
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.[29]
- 22nd - Hitchcock departs from Southampton to New York aboard the RMS Queen Mary.[30]
- 27th - Hitchcock arrives into New York aboard the RMS Queen Mary.
1950
January
- 15th - The Hitchcocks fly from Paris, France, to New York aboard TWA flight 971/15. The flight lands in New York on the 16th.
August
- Although the film's script isn't completed, Hitchcock shoots second-unit footage for Strangers on a Train at Forest Hills, New York City, including Davis Cup sequences.[31]
1951
May
- 20th - The Hitchcock family fly into Montreal, Québec, Canada, from London aboard British Airways flight 601/377. They then tour Montreal and Quebec City — the latter would become the location for I Confess. Finally, the Hitchcocks drive down the Maine Coast to Boston and New York City, ending their two-month long vacation.[32]
1952
January
- 17th - Patricia Hitchcock marries Joseph E. O'Connell at St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York.[33]
July
- 24th - Hitchcock, Jack Warner and Montgomery Clift meet with Anita Björk in New York to consider her for the lead role I Confess and to conduct costume tests. Afterwards, Warner insists on casting another actress and Hitchcock selects Anne Baxter for the role.[34][35]
1953
March
- I Confess premieres in New York City.[36]
1954
May
- On his way to France, Hitchcock announces The Trouble With Harry to the press in New York City, telling them that, "It's the story of a body found by a 4-year-old boy and what happens to it thereafter. It's set in England but I hope to shoot it in New England this fall."[37]
- 10th - Hitchcock arrives into Southampton from New York aboard the RMS Queen Elizabeth. He is listed as staying in London at Claridge's hotel.[38]
June
- 29th - The Hitchcocks fly from Paris, France, to New York aboard TWA flight 951/28. The flight lands in New York on the 29th.
August
- 4th - Rear Window is premiered in New York City at the Rivoli Theater.[39]
September
- 4th - Principle photography on To Catch a Thief is completed and the film moves into post-production. Hitchcock boards the 8pm Santa Fe Super Chief at Los Angeles's Union Station to New York via Chicago. Once in New York, Hitchcock stays at the St. Regis Hotel where he meets Shirley MacLaine for the first time — when MacLaine admits to her lack of acting experience, Hitchcock says "All this simply means that I shall have fewer bad knots to untie."[40]
1955
January
- 11th - The Hitchcocks depart from Southampton aboard the SS Liberte, bound for New York.
- 17th - The Hitchcocks arrive into New York aboard the SS Liberte.
August
- 4th - To Catch a Thief receives is premiere at the Paramount Theater in New York City.[41]
October
- Alma and Alfred Hitchcock depart from New York aboard the RMS Queen Mary to travel to France, Germany and Italy to oversee the foreign language dubbing of The Trouble with Harry.[42]
- 24th - The Hitchcocks arrive into Southampton from New York aboard the RMS Queen Mary. They are listed as then staying at Claridge's hotel in London.[43]
1956
June
- 18th - The Hitchcocks arrive into Southampton from New York aboard the RMS Queen Elizabeth and book into Claridge's hotel in London.[44]
July
- 26th - The Hitchcocks depart from Southampton aboard the RMS Queen Elizabeth, bound for New York. With them are Herbert Coleman, C.O. "Doc" Erickson and Alfred's sister, Ellen Kathleen. They arrive into New York on the 31st.
December
- 22nd - The Wrong Man premiers in New York. On the 27th, a pipe bomb planted by the "Mad Bomber" explodes during a presentation of the film. Asked for a comment, Hitchcock replies that the bomber must be "a man with a diabolical sense of humor."[45][46]
1958
August
- 27th - Principal photography begins on North by Northwest in New York City, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason.[47]
December
- 19th - Motion Picture Daily reports that Hitchcock has arrived into New York.[48]
- 20th - Hitchcock departs New York for London.[49]
1959
June
- 12th - The Hitchcocks arrive in New York.[50]
October
- 23rd - The Motion Picture Daily reports that Hitchcock has left New York, bound for London.[51]
1960
June
- 9th - Hitchcock arrives into New York towards the end of the around-the-world publicity tour for Psycho (1960).[52]
October
- 29th - Hitchcock returns to New York from Europe.[53]
1961
June
- The Hitchcocks spend the end of June in New York City with Alfred's sister Nellie and his cousin Teresa. They take in the latest shows and make a trip to Washington D.C.[54]
1964
April
- 23rd - Hitchcock meets with François Truffaut in New York City to conduct follow-up questions for Truffaut's book "Hitchcock". Hitchcock also screens a print of Marnie for Truffaut.[55]
1970
December
- Hitchcock sends a copy of Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square to playwright Anthony Shaffer in New York, hoping to tempt him into writing the adaptation for Frenzy. Shaffer responds quickly to say that he "likes the story".[56]
1971
March
- With Anthony Shaffer working on the Frenzy screenplay in New York, Hitchcock storyboards key sequences for the film during March.[57]
1975
December
- 24th - Composer Bernard Herrmann, who created many of the most iconic Hitchcock film scores, dies in his sleep after completing the recording sessions for Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver in New York.
1985
December
- 12th - Actress Anne Baxter, who appeared in I Confess, dies of a brain aneurysm whilst walking down Madison Avenue in New York City, aged 62.
References
- ↑ Sources: Motion Picture Daily (28/Apr/1934) and Motion Picture Daily (11/May/1934).
- ↑ Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette (12/May/1934)
- ↑ Quoted from Motion Picture Daily (20/Apr/1935).
- ↑ See passenger list.
- ↑ Source: Radio Daily (27/Aug/1937)
- ↑ Variety (01/Aug/1937).
- ↑ Variety (08/Sep/1937)
- ↑ Wikipedia: MV Georgic
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, pages 213-4
- ↑ See passenger list.
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 214
- ↑ Variety (1938) - Hitchcock's Selznick Palaver Cold, He's Now Dickering With 20th
- ↑ Variety (1938) - Hitchcock's Selznick Palaver Cold, He's Now Dickering With 20th
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 221
- ↑ New York Times (09/Jan/1939) & (12/Feb/1939)
- ↑ Variety (03/Jul/1940) - L.A. to N.Y.
- ↑ Variety (04/Sep/1940) - N.Y. to L.A.
- ↑ Variety (28/05/1941) - L.A. to N.Y.
- ↑ Variety (02/07/1941) - L.A. to N.Y.
- ↑ New York Times (27/Nov/1941) - L.A. to N.Y.
- ↑ Variety (03/Dec/1941) - L.A. to N.Y.
- ↑ American Cinematographer (1993) - Saboteur: Hitchcock Set Free
- ↑ American Cinematographer (1993) - Saboteur: Hitchcock Set Free
- ↑ Variety (31/12/1941) - L.A. to N.Y.
- ↑ American Cinematographer (1993) - Hitchcock's Mastery is Beyond Doubt in Shadow
- ↑ The ticket was booked in London on 24th May and paid for by Vanguard Films.
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 420
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 432
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, pages 437-38
- ↑ See passenger list.
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 446
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 455
- ↑ The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 333
- ↑ The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, pages 337-8
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 459
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 466
- ↑ Writing with Hitchcock (2001) by Steven DeRosa, page 128-29
- ↑ See passenger list.
- ↑ Writing with Hitchcock (2001) by Steven DeRosa, page 51
- ↑ Writing with Hitchcock (2001) by Steven DeRosa, pages 121 & 138
- ↑ Writing with Hitchcock (2001) by Steven DeRosa, page 123
- ↑ The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 376
- ↑ See passenger list.
- ↑ See passenger list.
- ↑ The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 384
- ↑ Wikipedia: George Metesky
- ↑ The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 406
- ↑ Source: Motion Picture Daily (22/Dec/1958)
- ↑ Source: Motion Picture Daily (23/Dec/1958)
- ↑ Source: Motion Picture Daily (15/Jun/1959)
- ↑ Motion Picture Daily (23/Oct/1959).
- ↑ Source: Motion Picture Daily (07/Jun/1960)
- ↑ Source: Motion Picture Daily (28/Oct/1960)
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan
- ↑ Hitchcock and the Making of Marnie (2013) by Tony Lee Moral, page 128
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy: The Last Masterpiece (2012) by Raymond Foery, pages 11-12
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy: The Last Masterpiece (2012) by Raymond Foery, page 26
