Sullivan's Travels
1942
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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.
Preston Sturges. Writer: Sullivan's Travels. Preston Sturges' own life is as unlikely as some of the plots of his best work. He was born into a wealthy family.
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Preston Sturges (born August 29, 1898, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died August 6, 1959, New York, New York) was an American motion-picture director, screenwriter, and playwright best known for a series of hugely popular satirical comedies that he made in the early 1940s.
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Preston Sturges. Writer: Sullivan's Travels. Preston Sturges' own life is as unlikely as some of the plots of his best work. He was born into a wealthy family.
- August 29, 1898
- August 6, 1959
- The Power and the Glory (1933) Director: William K. Howard. I did not wish Mr. Howard any hard luck like a bad automobile accident or a seriously broken back or anything like that.
- The Good Fairy (1935) Director: William Wyler. Two weeks before the picture was finished, Willie [Wyler] eloped with Maggie Sullavan. He asked my opinion of the proposed match beforehand, but he must not have heard what I said.”
- Easy Living (1937) Director: Mitchell Leisen. I offered to direct pictures for nothing and even to throw in a script – and my scripts had become quite valuable – for nothing.
- Remember the Night (1940) Director: Mitchell Leisen. At the studio, writing Remember the Night for my new producer, Al Lewin, almost caused me to commit hara-kiri several times, but I postponed it for some later assignment...
Apr 3, 2023 · In 1941, when Preston Sturges, the master of the screwball comedy, won the first Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, he stumbled onstage and attempted a joke.
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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 1898...
