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Preston Sturges (1898–1959)

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. Army Signal Corps during WWI. Upon his return to ... See full bio »
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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)
  Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) (previous screenplay - 3 episodes, 1954 - 1955) (play "A Cup of Coffee" - 1 episode, 1954)
- 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)
 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 (written by)
 1944 Hail the Conquering Hero (written by)
 1942 The Palm Beach Story (written by)
 1942 Safeguarding Military Information (Documentary short) (writer)
 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 (written by)
 1940 Broadway Melody of 1940 (uncredited)
 1940 Remember the Night (original screen play by)
 1939 Never Say Die (screenplay)
 1938 If I Were King (writer)
 1938 Port of Seven Seas (writer)
 1938 College Swing (uncredited)
 1937 Easy Living (screen play by)
 1937 Hotel Haywire
 1936 Love Before Breakfast (contributor to treatment - uncredited)
 1936 Next Time We Love (contributor to screenplay construction - uncredited)
 1935 Diamond Jim
 1934 We Live Again (screen adaptation)
 1934 Imitation of Life (contributing writer - uncredited)
 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 (the stage play)
 1932 They Just Had to Get Married (uncredited)
 1931 Strictly Dishonorable (stage play)
 1930 Fast and Loose (dialogue)
 1930 La grande mare (dialogue)
 1930 The Big Pond (dialogue)
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Stage: Wrote "Child of Manhattan", produced on Broadway. Romantic comedy. See more »

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

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Height:

6' 0½" (1.84 m)
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Personal Quote:

You can't go around the theaters handing out cards saying, "It isn't my fault". You go onto the next one. See more »

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Great-grandfather of Jack Enzo Kelly, born on September 6 2001, to Shannon Sturges and Michael Kelley. See more »

Trademark:

His films often have a more subversive and dark undertone than other comedies of the day, at times suddenly veering into such risque themes as sexuality, poverty, corruption and murder See more »

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Virgo

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