Alfred Hitchcock Hitchcock had intended to film "Marnie" first, and in March 1962 it was announced that Grace Kelly, Princess Grace of Monaco since 1956, would come out of retirement to star in it. When Kelly asked Hitchcock to postpone "Marnie" until 1963 or 1964, he recruited Evan Hunter, author of "The Blackboard Jungle" (1954), to develop a screenplay based on a Daphne du Maurier short story, "The Birds" (1952), which Hitchcock had republished in his "My Favorites in Suspense" (1959). He hired Tippi Hedren to play the lead role. It was her first role; she had been a model in New
Rod Taylor (singer) and early 1980s including Prince Far I, Ossie Hibbert, Prince Hammer, and Nigger Kojak. Taylor's debut album, "If Jah Should Come Now", was issued in 1979, with "Where Is Your Love Mankind" following in 1980. After a few quiet years, Taylor re-emerged in the late 1980s with the "One In a Million" album, with further releases following into the 2000s. Rod Taylor is still performing with sound systems or bands, , especially with the French Band Positive Roots Band. Rod Taylor (singer) Rod Taylor (born 2 March 1957, in Kingston, Jamaica), also known as Rocky T, is a reggae singer