Evidence: | 'At sixteen I discovered the work of Edgar Allan Poe. I happened to read first his biography, and the sadness of his life made a great impression on me. I felt an enormous pity for him, because in spite of his talent he had never been happy.' |
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Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: London | ||||||||||
Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Alfred Hitchcock |
Age | Child (0-17) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 13 Aug 1899 |
Socio-economic group: | n/a |
Occupation: | office worker, later film director |
Religion: | Catholic |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Edgar Allan Poe |
Title: | n/a |
Genre: | Biography |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 47 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Donald Spoto | |
Editor: | n/a | |
Title: | The Life of Alfred Hitchcock: the Dark Side of Genius | |
Place of Publication: | n/a | |
Date of Publication: | 1983 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 39 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Donald Spoto, The Life of Alfred Hitchcock: the Dark Side of Genius (1983), p. 39, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=47, accessed: 17 April 2024 |
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