Hollywood Myths Arrested: The Feud between Hitchcock and Vera Miles is explained in a new book

Vera Miles was poised to become the next Grace Kelly, the charming Hitchcock blonde who continued to marry the prince. It never happened and she liked it that way.

The “Psycho” actress, now 95 years old and retired in California, is the subject of a new book by Christopher McKittrick. “Vera Miles: Hitchcock blonde who escaped.” This book is the first full-length biography of the Star’s life and career.

McKittrick tried to reach out to Miles, who hadn’t interviewed since the 1990s. He worked with her and spoke to people who knew her for many years. Fox News Digital reached out to Miles for comment.

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McKittrick told Fox News Digital that he wanted to uncover decades-old rumors surrounding the director. Alfred Hitchcock, “The Master of Suspense”, And his muse.

“Many rumors about her, which have been accepted by the public as general knowledge, are not true,” he explained. “People kept repeating what they saw over and over again. That was the biggest surprise for me. How much did you think you knew about her?

The biggest rumor that McKitrick wanted to deal with was that there was bad blood between miles Hitchcock died in 1980 80 years old.

“Their relationship certainly wasn’t the same after ‘dizziness’,” explained McKittrick, referring to Hitchcock’s 1958 thriller. “However, there have been many rumors that came out of the book “Alfred Hitchcock: The Dark Side of Genius.” Donald Spot and 1983 That she was not interviewed. He threw an ominous light on their relationship… and she spoke about the book, saying that she could not do anything more from the truth. ”

“She was told by Pat Hitchcock, daughter of Alfred Hitchcock, that she shouldn’t talk to Donald Spot for the book,” McKittrick shared. “And she didn’t do that because she felt she was being cast incorrectly and their relationship was miscast. I won’t be Grace Kellyand I wasn’t going to replace her. I’m my own person. ”

Tippi Hedren, who starred in “The Birds” and “Marnie,” claimed in her 2016 memoir that she was sexually assaulted by the director while making both films. She also described the inhumane circumstances she endured while filming the film.

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Luckily she had a different experience with the filmmaker.

In 1983, when asked about Hitchcock’s indiscretion, Mile described himself Spokesman review As a “very easy woman.”

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“Everyone who knows me knows I will never put up with that,” she told the outlet. “There was always a great deal of respect between Hitchcock and me. Spot says he rehearsed me for nine hours a day with “The Wrong Man.”

“That’s true… he wanted to put me in a superstar, but I was just not interested,” Miles continued. “Immediately after he lost Grace Kelly to Prince Rainier, he might have wanted to create another Grace Kelly from me. He assigned me a job entering society at the jet set level. I had nothing against society.

McKittrick said the gossip first began while Hitchcock was preparing to make “Vertigo.” At the time, Miles was poised to star on the other side of James Stewart. However, just before production, Miles learns that she is pregnant with her third child. She was replaced by Kim Nobak.

“There’s a lot of speculation and confusion about that period, because there’s a lot of timelines that say, ‘She’s out of the movie, Hitchcock is furious with her and never worked again,'” McKittrick said.

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“That part is not true. He worked with her again. During that period, I will explain why the film was delayed. It’s not because she was pregnant. Certainly, Alfred Hitchcock He had experienced health issues. . . . Of course, Jimmy Stewart, who played the lead role in the film, wanted the film to be delayed. More specifically, his wife asked him to delay the film so he could take the holidays. ”

“My favorite thing is probably how I look at it (Bella),” McKitrick shared. “I felt that Kim Nobak had a great performance, even though she couldn’t play a role in the film.

This book may have had a “dispute” between Hitchcock and Mile; It was far from a “feud.” In 1964, Miles gave her side of the story to the Los Angeles Times.

“I set out into life to create roots,” she told the outlet, as she quoted in the book. “I never wondered whether it was wise to have four children, and when I was on a contract with Alfred Hitchcock, I had a third person and he was overwhelmed.

“He said, ‘Don’t you think it’s a bad taste to have more than two children?” I’m thinking how many children you have.

“He said having more than two kids would taste bad. I had four, taking his advice into consideration,” she added.

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According to McKittrick, Miles values ​​his family more than fame. He explained how she would later take on more television roles for the film, so she could be close to her children.

“Vera Miles’ choices have impacted her career and I found it to be quite exciting,” McKittrick said. “Today we hear a lot about ‘work-life balance.’ It has returned to the 50s and 60s, especially after the pandemic. Appeared on over 200 TV shows. but . . . It was very important for her to maintain ground and be with her family. ”

“There were a lot of ways she did it, like ‘Vertigo’,” shared McKittrick. “She was already at work getting closer to the house so she handed them over. Or it would have kept her away from the family. She was committed to being a mother, regardless of the cost of the professionals.”

Miles’ final credited role was “Independent Life” in 1995 across from Linda Hamilton, Jim Belushi and Elizabeth Moss.

“Thankfully, she knows she’s still with us,” McKittrick said. “And I really hope she’s there Spend time in California I am very happy with her family and friends. One thing I hope for is that this book will help inspire a little more appreciation for her work.

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“She is a very important actress in the history of American film and television,” McKittrick reflected. “She worked with some of the most acclaimed filmmakers of the mid-20th century.