Sturges, Preston
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Born August 29, 1898 in Chicago as Edmond Preston Biden; inventor of kissproof lipstick for mother's cosmetic company; wrote hit Broadway play, Strictly dishonorable, 1929; moved to Hollywood, 1933; worked as screenwriter, and beginning in 1940 as a writer-director of satiric comedies; Academy Award for screenplay The great McGinty, 1940; left Paramount Pictures in 1944, and had a short business association with Howard Hughes, founding California Pictures in mid-1940s; lived in Europe for a period of time during the 1950s, writing and directing his last film in France in 1955; died in New York of heart attack on August 6, 1959.
From the guide to the Preston Sturges papers, 1920-1959, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.)
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| referencedIn | Donald Spoto Papers, ca. 1940-1988 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. | |
| creatorOf | Sturges, Preston, 1898-1959. The power and the glory : a narrative screen play / by Preston Sturges. | University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign | |
| referencedIn | Mary Desti Papers, 1918-1930 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. | |
| referencedIn | New Yorker records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Lothar and Eva Just Film Stills Collection. | Harvard Film Archive, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| creatorOf | Preston Sturges papers, 1920-1959 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. |
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| correspondedWith | Desti, Mary | person |
| associatedWith | New Yorker Magazine, Inc | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Spoto, Donald, 1941- | person |
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Person
Birth 1898-08-29
Death 1959-08-06
Americans
English
