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Preston Sturges (1898–1959)

Writer | Director | Producer

Preston Sturges' own life is as unlikely as some of the plots of his best work. He was born into a wealthy family. As a boy he helped out on stage productions for his mother's friend, Isadora Duncan (the scarf that strangled her was made by his mother's company, Maison Desti). He served in the U.S... See full bio »

Born:

Edmund Preston Biden
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 60) in New York City, New York, USA
Preston Sturges and 2 year old son directing
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1984 Unfaithfully Yours (1948 screenplay)
 
1958 Rock-a-Bye Baby (screenplay "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek")
 
1956 The Birds and the Bees (screenplay)
 
1955 The French, They Are a Funny Race
 
1954-1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
– Remember the Night (1955) (previous screenplay)
– The Great McGinty (1955) (previous screenplay)
– Christmas in July (1954) (play "A Cup of Coffee" / previous screenplay)
 
1951 Strictly Dishonorable (play)
 
1950 Vendetta (uncredited)
 
1949 The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (written by)
 
1948 Unfaithfully Yours (original screenplay written by)
 
1947 The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (original screenplay)
 
1947 I'll Be Yours (screenplay "The Good Fairy")
 
1944 The Great Moment
 
1944 Hail the Conquering Hero (written by)
 
1944 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
 
1942 The Palm Beach Story (written by)
 
1942 Safeguarding Military Information (documentary short)
 
1941 Sullivan's Travels (written by)
 
1941 New York Town (uncredited)
 
1941 The Lady Eve (written by)
 
1940 Christmas in July (play "A Cup of Coffee" - uncredited / written by)
 
1940 The Great McGinty
 
1940 Broadway Melody of 1940 (uncredited)
 
1940 Remember the Night (original screenplay)
 
1939 Never Say Die (writer)
 
1938 If I Were King (writer)
 
1938 Port of Seven Seas (writer)
 
1938 College Swing (uncredited)
 
1937 Easy Living (screenplay)
 
1937 Hotel Haywire
 
1936 Love Before Breakfast (contributor to treatment - uncredited)
 
1936 Next Time We Love (contributor to screenplay construction - uncredited)
 
1935 Diamond Jim
 
1935 The Good Fairy
 
1934 Imitation of Life (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1934 We Live Again (screen adaptation)
 
1934 Thirty Day Princess (screenplay)
 
1934 Twentieth Century (uncredited)
 
1933 The Invisible Man (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1933 The Power and the Glory (original screenplay)
 
1933 Child of Manhattan (play)
 
1932 They Just Had to Get Married (uncredited)
 
1931 Strictly Dishonorable (play)
 
1930 Fast and Loose (dialogue)
 
1930 La grande mare (dialogue)
 
1930 The Big Pond (dialogue)
 
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1949 The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (producer)
 
1948 Unfaithfully Yours (producer)
 
1947 The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (producer - uncredited)
 
1944 The Great Moment (producer - uncredited)
 
1944 Hail the Conquering Hero (producer - uncredited)
 
1944 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (producer - uncredited)
 
1942 I Married a Witch (producer - uncredited)
 
1941 Sullivan's Travels (producer - uncredited)
 
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1958 Paris Holiday
Serge Vitry
 
1942 Star Spangled Rhythm
Preston Sturges
 
1941 Sullivan's Travels
Studio Director (uncredited)
 
1940 Christmas in July
Man at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)
 
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1953 Houdini (writer: "The Bell in the Bay" - uncredited)
 
1944 Hail the Conquering Hero (music: "Home to the Arms of Mother" 1944 - uncredited, "We Want Woodrow" 1944 - uncredited / lyrics: "Home to the Arms of Mother" 1944 - uncredited, "We Want Woodrow" 1944 - uncredited)
 
1936 One Rainy Afternoon (lyrics: "SECRET RENDEZVOUS")
 
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1933 The Power and the Glory (dialogue director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2005 Preston Sturges and 'The Miracle of Morgan's Creek' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1982 Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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The Sin of Harold Diddlebock -- Twenty years after his triumphs as a freshman on the football field, Harold is a mild-mannered clerk who dreams about marrying the girl at the desk down the aisle... The Palm Beach Story -- An inventor needs cash to develop his big idea. His wife, who loves him, decides to raise it for him by divorcing him and marrying a millionaire. The Lady Eve -- Returning from a year up the Amazon studying snakes, the rich but unsophisticated Charles Pike meets con-artist Jean Harrington on a ship...
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Recapture (1930). Drama. Written by Preston Sturges. Directed by Don Mullaly. Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre: 29 Jan 1930- Feb 1930 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Ann Andrews, Meyer Berenson, Stuart Casey, Melvyn Douglas (as "Henry C. Martin"), Glenda Farrell (as "Gwendoliere Williams"), Cecilia Loftus (as "Mrs. Stuart Romney"), Louza Riane, Joseph Roeder, Gustave Rolland, Hugh Sinclair (as "Rev. Outerbridge Smole"). Produced by A.H. Woods. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies  | 9 Print Biographies  | 8 Articles  | See more »

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Height:

6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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Personal Quote:

When the last dime is gone, I'll sit on the curb outside with a pencil and a ten cent notebook and start the whole thing over again. See more »

Trivia:

When he was at his peak at Paramount in the mid-1940s, he was not only the highest paid screenwriter but he was one of the highest paid people in America. See more »

Trademark:

Wry explorations of the sexual politics of the time, with a typically strong, crafty female lead who often runs intellectual circles around a gullible, idealistic male lead See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo