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Preston Sturges (/ ˈ s t ɜːr dʒ ɪ s /; 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.
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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Preston Sturges ( / ˈstɜːrdʒɪs /; born Edmund Preston Biden; August 29, 1898 – August 6, 1959) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director. Quick Facts Born, Died ... He is credited as being the first screenwriter to find success as a director.
Oct 8, 1997 · 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 1898 in Chicago, Illinois....
May 23, 2018 · Literature and the Arts. Film and Television: Biographies. Preston Sturges. Sturges, Preston. views 3,377,182 updated May 23 2018. STURGES, Preston. Nationality: American. Born: Edmund P. Biden in Chicago, 29 August 1898; adopted by mother's second husband, Solomon Sturges.
Feb 5, 2016 · Preston Sturges: 10 essential films. Across both his early screenplays and the classic run of screwball comedies he later made as director, here are 10 of the best places to get that Preston Sturges feeling.
Feb 12, 2016 · Sarah Churchwell. Fri 12 Feb 2016 10.00 EST. I t was a sprint worthy of his greatest farces: between 1937 and 1944, Preston Sturges made some of the funniest films Hollywood ever produced,...
