For Hitchcock to go down as this monstrous thing, to the degree that [Tippi] was vulnerable is not accurate.”
In her new book, Tippi: A Memoir, published on 17 November, Hedren alleges that the director made sexual approaches to her and regarded her as his personal property.
Hedren, the director’s archetypal cool screen blonde, also starred in another Hitchcock thriller, Marnie.
After speaking to surviving members of the film crew on The Birds, Lee Moral believes the record should be set straight.