Preston Sturges

Legendary director, Preston Sturges, was born Edmund Preston Biden on Aug 29, 1898 in Chicago, IL. Sturges died at the age of 60 on Aug 6, 1959 in New York City, NY and was laid to rest in Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum in Hartsdale, Westchester County, NY.

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Preston Sturges was nominated for two Academy Awards, winning one for Best Writing for The Great McGinty in 1940.

Academy Awards

Year	Award	Film name	Role	Result
1940	Best Writing	The Great McGinty (1940)	N/A	Won
1944	Best Writing	Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)	N/A	Nominated

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.

Underseen & Underrated: "Unfaithfully Yours" (1948), from the Madcap Mind of

By The Lady Eve on May 17, 2017 From Lady Eve's Reel Life

Preston Sturges’s final remarkable comedy, the deliriously dark Unfaithfully Yours (1948), screened twice at this year’s TCM Classic Film Festival, on April 7 and April 9. That it screened a second time speaks to the impact of this lesser known Struges gem the first time it was shown; ma... Read full article

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series: Screening of “Hail The Conquering Hero” September 13 at Daystar Center

By Stephen Reginald on Sep 10, 2016 From Classic Movie Man

series: Screening of “Hail The Conquering Hero” September 13 at Daystar Center series: Hail The Conquering Hero Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Chicago, IL When: September 13, 2016 Time: 6:30 p.m. Hosted by Stephen R... Read full article

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series: Screening of “The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek” August 16 at Daystar Center

By Stephen Reginald on Aug 12, 2016 From Classic Movie Man

series: Screening of “The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek” August 16 at Daystar Center series: The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Chicago, IL When: August 16, 2016 Time: 6:30 p.m. Hos... Read full article

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Sullivan’s Travels (1941, )

By Andrew Wickliffe on Aug 2, 2016 From The Stop Button

Sullivan’s Travels is almost impossibly well-constructed. Director Sturges, editor Stuart Gilmore and photographer John F. Seitz go through various, entirely different narrative devices and do them all perfectly. Whether it’s a high speed chase, Veronica Lake having a screwball comedy se... Read full article

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series: Screening of “Sullivan’s Travels” June 28 at Daystar Center

By Stephen Reginald on Jun 21, 2016 From Classic Movie Man

series: Screening of “Sullivan’s Travels” June 28 at Daystar Center series: Sullivan’s Travels Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Chicago, IL When: June 28, 2016 Time: 6:30 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginal... Read full article

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