The Great Escape
1963
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American film director
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John Sturges was an American film director, mostly remembered for his outstanding Western films. In 1992, Sturges was awarded a Golden Boot Award for his lifelong contribution to the Western genre.Sturges was born in the village of Oak Park, Illinois, within the Chicago metropolitan area. By 1930, the village had a population of 64,000 people.Sturges started his film career in 1932, as a film editor. imdb.com
- January 3, 1910, Oak Park, Illinois, United States
- August 18, 1992, San Luis Obispo, California, United States
- Heart attack and emphysema
- 6'2" (1.88m)
- Katherine Helena Soules(m 1984 - 1992), Dorothy Lynn Brooks(m 1945 - 1970)
- Deborah Lynn Sturges Wyle, Michael Sturges
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