Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, (1899 – 1980) was a British film director. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. His stories frequently feature fugitives on the run from the law alongside "icy blonde" female characters. Many of Hitchcock's films have twist endings and thrilling plots featuring depictions of violence, murder, and crime, although many of the mysteries function as decoys meant only to serve thematic elements in the film. In his 50 film career spanning 6 decades, did more than any director to shape modern thriller cinema. His flair was for narrative, cruelly withholding crucial information and engaging the emotions of the audience like no one else. The "Hitchcockian" style includes the use of camera movement to mimic a person's gaze, thereby turning viewers into voyeurs, and framing shots to maximize anxiety and fear. The film critic Robin Wood wrote that the meaning of a Hitchcock film "is there...
Conrad Hilton Conrad Hilton bought his first hotel in Texas in 1919. The ongoing oil boom in the state ensured fully booked rooms. He went on to build the high-rise Dallas Hilton in 1925, and followed with three more Hiltons in Texas over the course of the next five years. He expanded to become the world's first international hotel chain. Barron Hilton In 1966, his second son, Barron, replaced him as president of Hilton Hotels. Barron contested his father's will after his death. A settlement was reached, leaving Barron with 4 million shares of the enterprise, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation with 3.5 million shares, and the W. Barron Hilton Charitable Remainder Unitrust with 6 million shares. The mission of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is to "relieve the suffering, the distressed, and the destitute". Equal to any one of the six Nobel Prizes, at $1.5 million, the annual Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize is the biggest humanitaria...