The first draft of the screenplay for "Psycho" was written by television writer James P. Cavanagh (1922-1971). Cavanagh was considered a master of black humor, but had never actually written the screenplay of an entire film. His version of the screenplay was rejected, for closely resembling a "television short horror story". Cavanagh was replaced by novice screenwriter Joseph Stefano (1922-2006), who had scripted his first film in 1958. Stefano had made a favorable impression at a job interview with Alfred Hitchcock, and had ideas on how to revise the character of Norman Bates.
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