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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.
- 1928–1956
- Shannon Sturges (granddaughter)
- 3, including Tom Sturges
Preston Sturges was a writer, director and producer of comedy films in Hollywood from 1932 to 1955. He won an Oscar for The Great McGinty (1940) and made classics like Sullivan's Travels (1941) and The Lady Eve (1941).
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
Apr 10, 2024 · 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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Learn about the life and career of Preston Sturges, a prolific and influential writer-director of screwball comedies in Hollywood. Find out his achievements, awards, family, trivia and quotes on IMDb.
- August 29, 1898
- August 6, 1959
Oct 8, 1997 · Learn about the life and career of Preston Sturges, the father of the screwball comedy and one of the most prolific and best paid writers in Hollywood. From his early years in Paris and Chicago to his rise and fall in Tinseltown, discover how he created witty and satirical films like "THE POWER AND THE GLORY" and "THE LADY EVE".
Sep 18, 2019 · Recently, Tom Sturges, the writer-director’s youngest son, discovered that his own father’s life story was in need of a plot twist. The result is a new book, co-authored by Tom, called Preston...
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.
