Edmund Preston Biden
| Sign | Virgo |
| Born | Aug 29, 1898 Chicago, IL |
| Died | Aug 6, 1959 New York City, NY |
| Age | Died at 60 |
| Final Resting PlaceFerncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum | |
Preston Sturges | |
| Job | Playwright, screenwriter, film director |
| Years active | 1928-1956 |
| Top Roles | Man at Shoeshine Stand, Studio Director, Serge Vitry, Preston Sturges |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Romance, Drama, War, Film Adaptation, Short Films |
| Top Topics | Screwball Comedy, Romance (Comic), Marriage |
| Top Collaborators | Torben Meyer, Arthur Hoyt, Victor Potel, Jimmy Conlin |
| Shares birthday with | Ingrid Bergman, Richard Attenborough, Lurene Tuttle see more.. |
Preston Sturges Overview:
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.
HONORS and AWARDS:
.
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 |
He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.
BlogHub Articles:
The Great McGinty (1940, )
By Andrew Wickliffe on Aug 13, 2019 From The Stop ButtonThe Great McGinty has a gentle surprise ending. Not a twist. More a reveal, which then recasts the previous ninety minutes and change in a slightly different light. Because McGinty has a very deliberate bookending?there’s even a title card to explain the setting. An unnamed banana republic, tw... Read full article
Underseen & Underrated: "Unfaithfully Yours" (1948), from the Madcap Mind of
By The Lady Eve on May 17, 2017 From Lady Eve's Reel LifePreston 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
series: Screening of “Hail The Conquering Hero” September 13 at Daystar Center
By Stephen Reginald on Sep 10, 2016 From Classic Movie Manseries: 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
series: Screening of “The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek” August 16 at Daystar Center
By Stephen Reginald on Aug 12, 2016 From Classic Movie Manseries: 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
Sullivan’s Travels (1941, )
By Andrew Wickliffe on Aug 2, 2016 From The Stop ButtonSullivan’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
See all articles
