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For me, suspense doesn't have any value if it's not balanced by humor.
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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Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Hitchcock
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