Question: Merrill Pye was nominated for an Academy Award for what 1959 American thriller that was directed by Alfred Hitchcock?

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List of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episodes: The following is a list of the 93 episodes of the television program The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, which is a continuation of the program "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955–60).  "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour", like its predecessor, is an anthology series in the thriller genre.  NBC renamed the program when they extended its running-time from about 25 minutes to about 50 minutes.  Both programs were hosted by Alfred Hitchcock, whose directorial work in thriller films is extremely influential.  Hitchcock directed only one episode of "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour": "I Saw The Whole Thing" (Season 1, episode 4).

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American television anthology series that was hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock; the program aired on CBS and NBC between 1955 and 1965.  It featured dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.  By the time it premiered on October 2, 1955, Hitchcock had been directing films for over three decades.  "Time" magazine named it one of "The 100 Best TV Shows of all time".  The Writers Guild of America ranked it #79 on their list of the 101 Best-Written TV Series tying it with "Monty Python's Flying Circus", "" and "Upstairs, Downstairs".

Merrill Pye: Merrill Pye (August 14, 1902 – November 17, 1975) was an American art director.  He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film "North by Northwest".

Teresa Wright: Muriel Teresa Wright (October 27, 1918 – March 6, 2005) was an American actress.  She was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress: in 1941 for her debut work in "The Little Foxes" and in 1942 for "Mrs. Miniver", winning for the latter.  That same year, she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in "The Pride of the Yankees" opposite Gary Cooper.  She is also known for her performances in Alfred Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943) and William Wyler's "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946).

Patrick McGilligan (biographer): Patrick McGilligan (born 1951) is an Irish American biographer, film historian and writer.  His biography on Alfred Hitchcock, "Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light" was a finalist for the Edgar Award.  He is the author of two "New York Times" Notable Books, and he lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  He is also noted for his biography on Clint Eastwood, "Clint: The Life and Legend", which reveals much about Eastwood which his official biography by Richard Schickel left out.  In addition to Hitchcock and Eastwood, he has written biographies on Robert Altman, James Cagney, George Cukor, Fritz Lang, Oscar Micheaux, Jack Nicholson, and Nicholas Ray.  He is also an editor of "Backstory", which features interviews of Hollywood screenwriters and is published by the University of California Press.

Ziegfeld Follies (film): Ziegfeld Follies is a 1946 American musical comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Lemuel Ayers, Roy Del Ruth, Robert Lewis, Vincente Minnelli, Merrill Pye, George Sidney and Charles Walters.  It stars many of MGM leading talents, including Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Lucille Bremer, Fanny Brice (the only member of the ensemble who was a star of the original Follies), Judy Garland, Kathryn Grayson, Lena Horne, Gene Kelly, James Melton, Victor Moore, William Powell, Red Skelton, and Esther Williams.

North by Northwest (disambiguation): North by Northwest is a 1959 American spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason.

North by Northwest: North by Northwest is a 1959 American thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason.  The screenplay was by Ernest Lehman, who wanted to write "the Hitchcock picture to end all Hitchcock pictures".

Edmund Gwenn: Edmund Gwenn (26 September 1877– 6 September 1959) was an English actor.  On film, he is perhaps best remembered for his role as Kris Kringle in the Christmas film "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award.  He received a second Golden Globe and another Academy Award nomination for the comedy film "Mister 880" (1950).  He is also remembered for being in 3 films he made for Alfred Hitchcock.

The Girl (2012 TV film): The Girl is a 2012 British television film directed by Julian Jarrold, written by Gwyneth Hughes and produced by the BBC and HBO Films.  The film stars Sienna Miller as Tippi Hedren and Toby Jones as Alfred Hitchcock.  It is based on Donald Spoto's 2009 book, "Spellbound by Beauty: Alfred Hitchcock and His Leading Ladies", which discusses British-born film director Hitchcock and the women who played leading roles in his films.  "The Girl"' s title was inspired by Hitchcock's alleged nickname for Hedren.

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Answer: North by Northwest