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August 6, 1959 (60 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
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Preston Sturges
Preston Sturges is an American screenwriter, screenwriter and director. In 1941, he won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for The Great McGinty, the first time he was nominated in three nominations in this category. Sturges took the fierce comedy of the 1930s to another level, writing a dialogue that is heard today, often natural, mature and surprisingly ahead of its time, despite odd situations. It's not uncommon for a Sturges character to deliver a delightfully transformed line and perform an intricate stunt in the same scene. Before Sturges, other Hollywood characters made films from their own scripts, but Sturges was often seen as the first Hollywood character to succeed as a screenwriter and then a script director of his own, at the time. the point where these roles are separate. Sturges sold The Great McGinty story to Paramount Pictures for $ 1, in exchange for directing the film.
BornEdmund Preston Biden, August 29, 1898, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedAugust 06, 1959, New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationPlaywright, screenwriter, film director
Years active1928–1956
Spouse(s)Estelle de Wolf Mudge (1923–1928, divorced), Eleanor Close Hutton (1930–1932, annulled), Louise Sargent Tevis (1938–1947, divorced), Anne Margaret "Sandy" Nagle (1951–1959, his death)
Children3, including Tom Sturges

About Preston Sturges

Director Preston Sturges was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States on August 29, 1898. He dies at the age of 60, on August 6, 1959.

He is widely regarded as the father of screwball comedy, having written and directed films such as The Lady Eve (1941), Sullivan's Travels (1941), The Palm Beach Story (1942), and The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943). (1944). For The Great McGinty, he earned the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1941.

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Preston Sturges before becoming famous

Preston Sturges was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1898 is also the year of Dog (狗) in the Chinese Zodiac.

In 1928, he appeared on Broadway in the play Hotbed. In the same year, he also produced the drama The Guinea Pig. The Guinea Pig premiered in Massachusetts before transferring to Broadway a year later.

Achievement of Preston Sturges

Sturges' script for The Great McGinty was purchased for $1 by Paramount Pictures, with the understanding that he would be allowed to direct the film, making it his directing debut.

Preston Sturges's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

On August 15, 1951, he married Sandy, his fourth wife. Tom, Solomon, and Preston Jr. were his three children.

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For the 1942 picture Sullivan's Travels, he cast Movie Actress Veronica Lake in one of her first big roles.

Veronica Lake (1922 - 1973) (Movie Actress)
Veronica Lake (1922 - 1973)

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Preston Sturges Income & Net worth

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