Hilton A Green obit

Film Legend and 1960 Psycho’s Hilton Green Dies in Pasadena Home; 84

 

He was not on the list.

Hilton was born on March 3, 1929 to Director Alfred Green and actress Vivian Reed. Hilton started his career in the film industry in 1956. He was a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a renowned film producer. He was best known for being the assistant director of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), Marnie, and many episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

Green was also the assistant director of the original Psycho (1960) and The Trouble with Marnie (2000), as well as the known TV shows Leave it to Beaver, Wagon Train, Dragnet and Hitchcock Presents.

He also worked on several films including Home Alone 3 (1997), Psychos II (1983) and III (1986)and Psycho IV:The Beginning (1990), Son In Law (1993) and Encino Man (1992).

The film legend studied in the University of Southern California, where he served even after he graduated by being a member of the Board of Trustees and as the President of the General Alumni Association.

Green will be missed by Helen, his wife of 61 years; children Wendy, Brad and Pam; son-in-law Richard; daughter-in-law Laura; eight grandchildren; his family and friends.

His funeral services will be in South Pasadena’s Holy Family Church on Tuesday, October 8 at 10:30 a.m. Donations in his name can be given in lieu of flowers to the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Office of Development Rm 8302, 1441 Eastlake Ave.

Filmography

Year     Film            Credit            Notes

1955    The Desperate Hours            Assistant director            Uncredited

1960    Psycho

1964    Marnie            Assistant director; unit manager            Uncredited as assistant director

1968    Three Guns for Texas            Production manager     

1969            Backtrack!      

1976    Family Plot            Uncredited

1983    Psycho II            Producer        

1984    Sixteen Candles           

1986    Psycho III       

1990    Psycho IV: The Beginning            Executive producer            TV movie

1992    Encino Man     As Hilton Green

1993    Son in Law

1997    Home Alone 3            Producer

The Making Of Psycho Himself            Documentary

Zeus and Roxanne            Executive producer            As Hilton Green

1998    Psycho            Technical advisor         

2000    All About The Birds    Himself            Documentary

The Trouble with Marnie

2001    Plotting Family Plot

2010    The Psycho Legacy