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Jan 30, 2018 · And it’s perhaps most interesting to read in relation to Alfred Hitchcock’s film The Birds. Which was, we are told, based on Daphne du Maurier’s 1952 short story ‘The Birds’; she claimed never to have heard of Baker’s novel, and Baker never went through with his threat to sue Hitchcock.
Frank Baker’s avian apocalypse novel The Birds (1936) went largely unnoticed when first published, but after the release of Alfred Hitchcock’s film in 1963, Baker threatened to sue, believing the director had borrowed from his book.
Feb 27, 2011 · Hitchcock, who seems to have followed Baker's version more, ignored the likeable young church organist, who was somehow persuaded not to pursue costly litigation against...
Nov 28, 2013 · But Frank Baker's premise is much the same, and his eerie yet satirical and rather metaphysical novel first appeared in 1936. Did du Maurier or Hitchcock know the book?
Despite appearing to be directed as a criticism of Daphne du Maurier, Frank Baker's actual irritation was with Alfred Hitchcock, as he felt the film was really based more on his novel than Daphne's short story.
The Birds (1936) went largely unnoticed when originally published, but after the release of Alfred Hitchcock’s popular film in 1963, Frank Baker (1908-1983) threatened to sue, believing his book had inspired the film.
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