'Birds' screens for anniversary

By Susan King

Sept. 12, 2008 12 AM PT

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Alfred Hitchcock fans will want to flock to the Edison Downtown on Sunday evening for the 45th anniversary screening of the Master of Suspense’s classic “The Birds.” The event, presented by the Jules Verne Festival, will also honor the film’s star, Tippi Hedren. Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz, the new co-hosts of “At the Movies,” will emcee.

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Susan King

Susan King is a former entertainment writer at the Los Angeles Times who specialized in Classic Hollywood stories. She also wrote about independent, foreign and studio movies and occasionally TV and theater stories. Born in East Orange, N.J., she received her master’s degree in film history and criticism at USC. She worked for 10 years at the L.A. Herald Examiner and came to work at The Times in January 1990. She left in 2016.

‘Birds’ screens for anniversary

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