[Explaining her initial silence on his behaviour] sexual harassment and stalking were terms that didn't exist [at the time].

— Tippi Hedren

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "[Explaining her initial silence on his behaviour] sexual harassment and stalking were terms that didn't exist [at the time]." in the context of "Tippi Hedren "Tippi Hedren: Star of The Birds claims she was sexually assaulted by Alfred Hitchcock" The Independent (31 October 2016)
• The extracts are from Tippi: A Memoir (2016)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Alfred Hitchcock

About Alfred Hitchcock

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director and producer, closely associated with the suspense thriller genre. He is a well-known man and an award-winning director. He directed and produced three of the American Film Institute Top 100 Films, Vertigo (1958), Psycho (1960), and North by Northwest (1959), two psychological thrillers and a suspense film. Additionally, Vertigo was rated as the best film of all time in the 2012 British Film Institute Sight and Sound poll of the greatest films of all time.