Preston Sturges
Known for exceptional directing in global cinema.
Profession
Directing
Birthday
29 Aug 1898
Age
128 Years
Born In
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Total Projects
5
Years Active
50 Yrs
Avg Rating
5.9 ★
Overview
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Preston Sturges (29 August 1898 – 6 August 1959), originally Edmund Preston Biden, was a celebrated playwright, screenwriter and film director born in Chicago, Illinois. In 1941 he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film The Great McGinty. Sturges took the screwball comedy format of the 1930s to another level, writing dialogue that,...
Known For
Filmography
movie
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
as (archive)
movie
Paris Holiday
Paris Holiday
as Serge Vitry
tv
Reflets de Cannes
Reflets de Cannes
as Self
movie
Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Preston Sturges
movie
Christmas in July
Christmas in July
as Man at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)