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Hitchcock Chronology: Hitchcock (1967) by François Truffaut

Entries in the Hitchcock Chronology relating to Hitchcock (1967) by François Truffaut...

1962

July

  • 2nd - François Truffaut writes to Hitchcock asking to be able to interview him over a period of several days in order to publish an in-depth book about his career.[1]

August

  • 13th - François Truffaut and translator Helen Scott begin interviewing Hitchcock at his Universal Studios office. Truffaut is shown a rough cut of The Birds during the morning and is invited to join the Hitchcocks to celebrate their birthdays with an evening meal at Perino's. Approximately 26 hours of interviews are eventually edited down to form Truffaut's book "Hitchcock", published in English in 1967.[2]

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.[3]

References

  1. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 631
  2. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 633
  3. Hitchcock and the Making of Marnie (2013) by Tony Lee Moral, page 128