Preston Sturges

Born August 29, 1898· Chicago, Illinois, USA

† Died August 6, 1959

13Filmography★ 6.7Average rating

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,… Read more

Known for

Sullivan's Travels1941The Lady Eve1941The Palm Beach Story1942Unfaithfully Yours1948

Filmography

YearRating

Features 12

★ 6.3

The French, They Are a Funny Race1955

★ 5.9

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend1949

★ 7.2

Unfaithfully Yours1948

★ 6.4

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock1947

★ 5.9

The Great Moment1944

★ 7.1

Hail the Conquering Hero1944

★ 6.8

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek1944

★ 7

The Palm Beach Story1942

★ 7.3

The Lady Eve1941

★ 7.4

Sullivan's Travels1941

★ 7

Christmas in July1940

★ 6.9

The Great McGinty1940

Short films 1

Safeguarding Military Information1942

★ 6

Safeguarding Military Information1942