Alfred Hitchcock vs César Vallejo
Two child prodigies, compared on what is actually documented: field, era, country and record. No invented numbers.
The record, side by side
| Alfred Hitchcock | César Vallejo | |
| Field | Film | Literature |
| Sub-field | Screenwriter | Poet |
| Born | 1899 | 1892 |
| Died | 1980 | 1938 |
| Country of birth | United Kingdom | Peru |
| Star sign | Leo | Pisces |
Who they are
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born on August 13, 1899, in Leytonstone, a quiet district of east London, to a greengrocer and his wife. He was a shy, overweight child who found that stories — their architecture, their capacity to generate unease — interested him more than almost anything else. His father once sent him to the local police station with a note, and the duty officer locked him in a cell for five minutes as a lesson in what happens to naughty boys. Hitchcock later described this as the defining trauma of his life, the…
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César Vallejo
Most Formally Radical Latin American Poet Trilce · Los heraldos negros · Posthumous Poems · Died in poverty in Paris Born March 16, 1892 · Santiago de Chuco, Peru · Died April 15, 1938
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What they share
- Near contemporaries - 7 years apart.
- Their lifetimes overlap.
Where they part
- Different fields: Film for Alfred Hitchcock, Literature for César Vallejo.
- Born in different countries: United Kingdom and Peru.
Questions people ask
- Who came first, Alfred Hitchcock or César Vallejo?
- César Vallejo. Alfred Hitchcock was born in 1899, César Vallejo in 1892.
- What field is each of them in?
- Alfred Hitchcock is filed under Film (Screenwriter). César Vallejo is filed under Literature (Poet).
- Were they contemporaries?
- Yes - their lifetimes overlap.