Director
Preston Sturges
August 29, 1898 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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, heard today, is often surprisingly naturalistic, mature, and ahead of its time, despite the farcical situations.
Notable work
Often works with
William Demarest
9 titles together
Sullivan's Travels, The Lady Eve, The Palm Beach Story
Franklin Pangborn
7 titles together
Sullivan's Travels, The Palm Beach Story, Christmas in July
Al Bridge
7 titles together
Sullivan's Travels, Unfaithfully Yours, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Torben Meyer
6 titles together
Sullivan's Travels, The Palm Beach Story, Unfaithfully Yours
Victor Potel
6 titles together
Sullivan's Travels, The Palm Beach Story, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Robert Greig
5 titles together
Sullivan's Travels, The Lady Eve, The Palm Beach Story
Full filmography · 22
Paris Holiday
as Serge Vitry
1958
The French, They Are a Funny Race
Director and Writer
1955
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Director and Writer
1949
Unfaithfully Yours
Director
19487.2
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Director
19476.4
I'll Be Yours
Writer
1947
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Director and Writer
19446.8
Hail the Conquering Hero
Writer and Director
19447.1
The Great Moment
Director
19445.9
The Palm Beach Story
Director
19427
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Preston Sturges
1942Safeguarding Military Information
Director and Writer
1942