Patricia Hitchcock
Biography
Patricia Alma Hitchcock O'Connell is an English actress and producer.
She was born at 153 Cromwell Road in London on 7th July 1928, the only child of Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville.
As a teenager, her first major acting role was in the John Van Druten play Solitaire, which opened on Broadway in New York in January 1942.
After graduating from Marymount High School in Los Angeles in 1947, she attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and also appeared on the London stage.
She had supporting roles in three of her father's films — Stage Fright (1950), Strangers on a Train (1951) and Psycho (1960) — as well as appearing in several episode of the television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Patricia married Joseph E. O'Connell, Jr. in January 1952 and they had three daughters: Mary Stone, Tere Carrubba, and Katie Fiala.
Following her father's death, she donated his papers to the Margaret Herrick Library where they form the "Alfred Hitchcock Papers" collection.
Filmography
With Hitchcock...
- Stage Fright (1950) — cast: Chubby Bannister
- Strangers on a Train (1951) — cast: Barbara Morton
- Psycho (1960) — cast: Caroline (as Pat Hitchcock)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents...
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Into Thin Air (30/Oct/1955) — cast: Diana Winthrop (as Pat Hitchcock)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Older Sister (22/Jan/1956) — cast: Margaret (as Pat Hitchcock)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Belfry (13/May/1956) — cast: Ellie Marsh (as Pat Hitchcock)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - I Killed the Count: Part 1 (17/Mar/1957) — cast: Polly Stephens (as Pat Hitchcock)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Glass Eye (06/Oct/1957) — cast: Saleslady (as Pat Hitchcock)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Silent Witness (03/Nov/1957) — cast: Nancy Mason (as Pat Hitchcock)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Crocodile Case (25/May/1958) — cast: Aileen (as Pat Hitchcock)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Morning of the Bride (15/Feb/1959) — cast: Pat (as Pat Hitchcock)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Cuckoo Clock (17/Apr/1960) — cast: Dorothy (as Pat Hitchcock)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Schartz-Metterklume Method (12/Jun/1960) — cast: Rose (as Pat Hitchcock)
Documentaries
She has appeared in the following Hitchcockian documentaries...
- Omnibus: Hitchcock (BBC, 1986)
- Obsessed with Vertigo - New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece (1997)
- The Making of Psycho (1997)
- Close Up on Hitchcock (BBC, 1997)
- Dial H for Hitchcock (1999)
- E! True Hollywood Story: Alfred Hitchcock (1999)
- Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock (1999)
- Reputations: Alfred Hitchcock (BBC, 1999)
- All About The Birds (2000)
- Beyond Doubt - The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film (2000)
- Destination Hitchcock - The Making of North by Northwest (2000)
- Rear Window Ethics - Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic (2000)
- The Making of The Man Who Knew Too Much (2000)
- Saboteur - A Closer Look (2000)
- The Trouble with Marnie (2000)
- Plotting Family Plot (2001)
- The Story of Frenzy (2001)
- The Trouble with Harry Isn't Over (2001)
- Alfred Hitchcock and To Catch a Thief: An Appreciation (2002)
- Living Famously: Alfred Hitchcock (BBC, 2002)
- The Making of To Catch a Thief (2002)
- Writing and Casting To Catch a Thief (2002)
- The Hitchcocks on Hitch (2004)
- Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths (2004)
- Personal History: Foreign Hitchcock (2004)
- Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic (2004)
- Le Crime était presque parfait: Tuer est horriblement difficile (2005)
- Pure Cinema: The Birth of the Hitchcock Style (2006)
- Alma: The Master's Muse (2008)
She is credited as a producer on the following documentaries:
- The Man on Lincoln's Nose (2000)
Radio Adaptations
- Strangers on a Train (Lux Radio Theater, 03/Dec/1951) — cast
Books
- Alma Hitchcock: The Woman Behind the Man (2004) by Pat Hitchcock O'Connell & Laurent Bouzereau
- Hitchcock: Piece by Piece (2010) by Laurent Bouzereau & Patricia Hitchcock
See Also...
Film Frames
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