August 13 is the 100th Birthday of one of the country's - if not the world's - greatest film directors -- Alfred Hitchcock.

In honor of Alfred Hitchcock's 100th birthday, here are some fun links:

• Offical Hitchcock "Test your skills with trivia, or you could be the next victim! Rummage through the complete Hitchcock filmography. Channel surf through a complete 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' TV episode guide. "
• The Hitchcock Cenntenial 1999 marks the one-hundredth anniversary of Sir Alfred Hitchcock's birth. This site provides information about these centenary events and serves as a source of information on Hitchcock and his work.
• Hitchcock in Cameo See big list of when and where Hitchcock makes his appearances in his films. This site has captured photos of Hitchcock's famous cameos online for you.
• Alfred Hitchcock the Master of Suspense According to Magellan "If you're interested in the suspense meister this lovingly assembled spot should be your first stop on the web"
• Hitchcock at 100 Check out this site from the New York Times. It includes video clips, pictures and articles.
• MoMA Alfred Hitchcock Exhibit See the Museum of Modern Art, New York's exhibit on Alfred Hitchcock. Also available at this site; Hitchcock's lecture at Columbia University in 1939, an extensive interview of Hitchcock and film stills from some of Hitchcock's feature films.

The "master of suspense" brought us some of the scariest movies ever made - "Psycho," "The Birds," "Notorious," "Rear Window," and Virtigo" to name a few. He's been copies (and his movies have even been re-made), but never equalled.

Read about what made Hitchcock and his movies so unique - or watch a few a of his movies for first-hand experience. Following are a few suggestions - available at the library - for your personal Hitchcock birthday celebration.

• Alfred Hitchcock's Jamaica Inn
• The Birds
• Dial M for Murder
• The Lady Vanishes
• Lifeboat
• North by Northwest
• Notorious
• Psycho
• Rear Window
• Spellbound
• Suspicion
• To Catch a Thief
• Vertigo

• Alfred Hitchcock's Your Share of Fear, by Alfred Hitchcock (large print section)
• Stories That Scared Even Me by Alfred Hitchcock (Mystery section) Non-Fiction
• Hitchcock's Notebooks : An Authorized and Illustrated Look Inside the Creative Mind of Alfred Hitchcock, by Dan Auiler 92 H6744
• The Moviemakers by Alice Fleming 927 F97m
• Hitchcock and Selznick : The Rich and Strange Collaboration of Alfred Hitchcock and David O. Selznick in Hollywood, by Leonard J. Leff 792.0230922 L493h
• Psycho: Behind the Scenes of the Classic Thriller, by Janet Leigh 791.4372 P974r
• Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho, by Steven Rebello 791.4372 P974r
• The Dark Side of Genius : The Life of Alfred Hitchcock, by Donald Spoto 92 H6744
• Hitch: The Life and Times of Alfred Hitchcock by John Russell Taylor 92 H6744