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Conversation is the enemy of good wine and food.
Alfred Hitchcock
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Alfred Hitchcock
Age: 80 †
Born: 1899
Born: August 13
Died: 1980
Died: April 29
Cinematographer
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Film Actor
Film Director
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Television Producer
Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Hitchcock
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