Pat Hitchcock

Who they were

Personal life Back row, L–R: Patricia Hitchcock O'Connell holding daughter Terry O'Connell, husband Joseph O'Connell. Front row, L–R: Alfred Hitchcock , Mary Alma O'Connell, and Alma Reville Hitchcock Hitchcock married Joseph E. O'Connell, Jr., son of Boston businessman Joseph E. O'Connell , on 17 January 1952, at Our Lady Chapel in St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York . [ 1 ] The couple had three daughters, Mary Alma Stone, Teresa "Terry" Carrubba, and Kathleen "Katie" Fiala. O'Connell died in 1994. [

Patricia Alma Hitchcock O'Connell was a British-American actress and producer. She was the only child of English director Alfred Hitchcock and film editor Alma Reville, and had small roles in several of her father's films, with her most substantial appearance being in Strangers on a Train (1951).

Early life

Educated at: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and Marymount High School.

Early life Hitchcock was born on 7 July 1928 in London , [ 1 ] the only child of film director Alfred Hitchcock and film editor Alma Reville . The family moved to Los Angeles in 1939. [ 2 ] As a child, Hitchcock knew she wanted to be an actress, and made her first onscreen appearance as an uncredited extra alongside her mother in Sabotage (1936). [ 3 ] In the early 1940s, she began acting on the stage and doing summer stock .

Path and career

Career In early 1949, her parents arrived in London to make Stage Fright , Hitchcock's first British-made feature film since immigrating to Hollywood . Pat did not know she would have a walk-on part in the film until her parents arrived. Because she bore a resemblance to the star, Jane Wyman , her father asked if she would mind also doubling for Wyman in the scenes that required "danger driving". [ citation needed ] She had supporting roles in three of her father's films. [ 1 ]

Why this date

Pat Hitchcock appears on our August 9 calendar for 2021 as a death entry.