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Apr 3, 2023 · April 3, 2023. Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Sturges, and Henry Fonda on the set of “The Lady Eve.” Photograph from Everett. In 1941, when Preston Sturges, the master of the screwball comedy,...
Sep 18, 2019 · In a revealing new biography, Tom Sturges looks back on the life of his writer-director father despite barely knowing him. Pamela Hutchinson. Wed 18 Sep 2019 02.00 EDT. Last modified on Wed 18...
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Published screenplays. See also. References. External links. Preston Sturges ( / ˈstɜːrdʒɪs /; [1] born Edmund Preston Biden; August 29, 1898 – August 6, 1959) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He is credited as being the first screenwriter to find success as a director.
- 1928–1956
- Shannon Sturges (granddaughter)
- 3, including Tom Sturges
Oct 8, 1997 · About Preston Sturges. October 8, 1997. Considered the father of the screwball comedy, Preston Sturges was recognized as one of the great early writers in Hollywood. Sturges was born in...
Apr 18, 2024 · The Best Years of Preston Sturges. How the auteur of screwball found and lost his way. Peter Tonguette. HUMANITIES, Spring 2024, Volume 45, Number 2. Published on April 18, 2024. Photo caption. A little more than a year before Peter Bogdanovich died, I called him to talk about Preston Sturges. This made a certain amount of sense.
Feb 12, 2016 · Preston Sturges: how a master of daftness conquered Hollywood. Sturges’s screwball comedies play with big ideas and serious themes. So what makes them some of the funniest films ever made?...
Apr 1, 2010 · In just four years, 1940–44, Preston Sturges wrote and directed seven classics reflecting the America he loved and laughed at–a fast-talking, unpredictable melting pot that seems more real than...
