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Date of Birth:

8 December 1915, New York City, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

2 July 2005, Los Angeles, California, USA more

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Mini Biography:

One of the most critically and commercially successful screenwriters in... more

Trivia:

In the late 1930s, he used to hunt down gossip for Walter Winchell and... more

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Awards:

Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 6 nominations more

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(10 articles)

North By Northwest Blu-ray Review
(From Collider.com. 7 November 2009, 10:02 AM, PST)
Blu-ray Review: North by Northwest (50th Anniversary Edition)
(From Rope Of Silicon. 3 November 2009, 3:50 AM, PST)

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Sabrina (1995)	(earlier screenplay)	1995	$87.1M	6.0 (14,855)
	AKAs: Sabrina (Germany)
2.	The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) (TV)	(writer)	1990	-	5.8 (204)

3.	"The French Atlantic Affair" (1979)	(novel)	1979	-	5.2 (37)

4.	Black Sunday (1977)	(screenplay)	1977	-	6.7 (2,514)

5.	Family Plot (1976)	(screenplay)	1976	-	6.7 (6,549)

6.	Portnoy's Complaint (1972)	(writer)	1972	-	4.8 (159)

7.	Hello, Dolly! (1969)	(written for the screen by)	1969	-	6.9 (4,261)

8.	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)	(screenplay)	1966	-	8.1 (17,045)
	AKAs: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (USA: complete title)
9.	The Sound of Music (1965)	(screenplay)	1965	-	7.9 (47,837)
	AKAs: Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
10.	The Prize (1963)	(writer)	1963	-	6.7 (1,394)

11.	West Side Story (1961)	(screenplay)	1961	-	7.8 (27,486)

12.	From the Terrace (1960)	(screenplay)	1960	-	6.5 (731)

13.	North by Northwest (1959)	(written by)	1959	-	8.6 (84,111)
	AKAs: Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (USA: complete title)
14.	Sweet Smell of Success (1957)	(novella) (screenplay)	1957	-	8.2 (8,041)

15.	The Comedian (1957) (TV)	(novelette)	1957	-	8.6 (59)

16.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	(1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	8.5 (67)
	1 TV episode: "Playhouse 90: The Comedian (#1.20)" (novelette)
17.	Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)	(screenplay)	1956	-	7.4 (2,471)

18.	The King and I (1956)	(screenplay)	1956	-	7.4 (7,718)
	AKAs: Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I (USA: complete title)
19.	"Lux Video Theatre" (1950)	(1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	6.4 (31)
	AKAs: Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title) 1 TV episode: "Lux Video Theatre: The Inside Story (#5.43)" (original screenplay)
20.	"The Ford Television Theatre" (1952)	(1 episode, 1954)	1954	-	7.3 (31)
	AKAs: Ford Theatre (USA: short title) 1 TV episode: "The Ford Television Theatre: Slide, Darling, Slide (#3.12)" (story)
21.	Sabrina (1954)	(screenplay)	1954	-	7.8 (14,635)
	AKAs: Sabrina Fair (UK)
22.	Executive Suite (1954)	(writer)	1954	-	7.3 (1,238)

23.	The Inside Story (1948)	(story)	1948	-	6.7 (13)
	AKAs: The Big Gamble (USA: reissue title)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Portnoy's Complaint (1972)	(producer)	1972	-	4.8 (159)

2.	Hello, Dolly! (1969)	(producer)	1969	-	6.9 (4,261)

3.	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)	(producer)	1966	-	8.1 (17,045)
	AKAs: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (USA: complete title)

Director View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Portnoy's Complaint (1972)		1972	-	4.8 (159)

Thanks View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Sound of Music: From Fact to Phenomenon (1994) (V)	(sincere appreciation)	1994	-	7.9 (44)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	My Favorite Things: Julie Andrews Remembers (2005) (V)	Himself	2005	-	5.3 (8)

2.	Cary Grant: A Class Apart (2004) (TV)	Himself/interviewee	2004	-	8.1 (259)

3.	"Intimate Portrait" (1993)	Himself (1 episode, 2002)	2002	-	7.8 (52)
	1 TV episode: "Intimate Portrait: Audrey Hepburn" Himself
4.	The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001) (TV)	Himself - Honorary Award Recipient	2001	-	6.1 (655)

5.	Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' (2000) (V)	Himself (screenwriter)	2000	-	7.1 (146)

6.	Reputations: Alfred Hitchcock (1999) (TV)	Himself	1999	-	7.7 (35)

7.	AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV)	Himself	1998	-	7.0 (488)
	AKAs: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (USA: long title)
8.	The Sound of Music: From Fact to Phenomenon (1994) (V)	Himself	1994	-	7.9 (44)

9.	The American Film Institute Salute to Alfred Hitchcock (1979) (TV)	Himself	1979	-	7.2 (134)

Archive Footage
	1.	The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV)	Himself, in memorial sequence

Additional Details

Other Works:

(1956) His play, "Who Cares?," was performed at the Fortune Theatre in London, England with Alec Clunes and Denholm Elliott in the cast. more

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2 Print Biographies | 3 Articles | 1 Pictorial more

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Drama | Comedy | Documentary | Romance more

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Based On Novel | Character Name In Title | New York City | Blockbuster more

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