Preston Sturges

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Birth Name: Edmund Preston Biden

Born: 29 August 1898 Died: 6 August 1959

Country of origin: United States

Height: 6' 1"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Sandy Sturges

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Entertainment Weekly's 50 Greatest Directors (50 items)
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My favorite film of my favorite directors (215 items)
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A Movie for every Director (part 4) (100 items)
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Published 9 years, 5 months ago

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500 Film Directors (378 items)
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Favorite Filmmakers (55 items)
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Description: Preston Sturges was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director. In 1941, he won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for the film "The Great McGinty", his first of three nominations in the category. Sturges took the screwball comedy format of the 1930s to another level, writing dialogue that, heard today, is often surprisingly naturalistic, mature, and ahead of its time, despite the farcical situations. It is not uncommon for a Sturges character to deliver an exquisitely turned phrase and take an elaborate pratfall within the same scene. Prior to Sturges, other figures in Hollywood (such as Charlie ... (more)

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