Biography of Stanley Kubrick and Alfred Hitchcock(Josh Jeffs)

Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick was born on July 26, 1928 in the Bronx, New York he was the son of Jacob Kubrick and Sadie Gertrude. He also had a sister named Barbara Mary Kubrick.
He had a ordinary upbringing but struggled at school due to the fact that he wasn't interested in many things, but he did become interested in chess ( which is shown in many of his films) and photography which he became very good at leading to him becoming the school's official photographer and sold a photographic series to 'Look' magazine.
in 1946 he became an apprentice photographer for 'Look' magazine and later a full-time staff photographer.
he married Toba Metz in may 1948 and lived in Greenwich village, during his time there he began frequenting film screenings at the museum of modern arts and the cinemas of New York. He was inspired by the fluid camera work of Max Ophuls which later influenced Kubrick visual styles.

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock was born in 1899 in Leytonstone, His father was William Hitchcock and had Two brothers, His mother was Emma Jane Hitchcock.
He had a harsh upbringing which he described as 'lonely' and was worsened by his obesity. At around five years old he was sent to the local police station with a note asking the officer to lock him away for 5 minutes as punishment for behaving badly.This harsh treatment and wrongful accusations are frequently found throughout all his films.
When he was 15 his father died and he moved schools to study engineering and navigation, this then lead his to join Henleys, a cable company.
During the first world war Hitchcock was rejected for military service because of his obesity but he signed up to a cadet regiment of the royal engineers in 1917.
After Henley in house publication ' The Henley telegraph' was founded in 1919 Hitchcock often submitted short articles and eventually became one of its most profound contributors with pieces such as 'gas' and 'the woman's part'.
During this period Hitchcock became interested in photography and started working on film production in London. He later gained a full-time position at  Islington Studios.His promotion from title designer to film director took five years.