Sturges, Preston, Jr.

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Born Aug. 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 Aug. 6, 1959.

From the description of Papers, 1920-1959. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38128873
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creatorOf Sturges, Preston. The sin of Harold Diddlebock, 1945 May 21 / Preston Sturges. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Sturges, Preston. Sullivan's travels : mimeograph copy of typescript, 1941 Sept. 24. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Sturges, Preston. Sullivan's travels : mimeograph copy of typescript, 1941 Apr. 22. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Sturges, Preston. Telegram to Mary Desti, 1927, Sept 15. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
creatorOf Sturges, Preston. The great McGinty : mimeograph copy of typescript, 1939 Nov. 28. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Sturges, Preston. The great McGinty : mimeograph copy of typescript, 1940 Apr. 13. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Swanson, Gloria. Papers. Series II. Career, ca. 1914-1983. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
creatorOf Sturges, Preston. "The beautiful blonde from Bashful Bend" : a screenplay / by Preston Sturges. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
referencedIn Kauser, Alice, ca. 1872-1945. Papers of Alice Kauser, ca. 1895-1940 (inclusive). Houghton Library
creatorOf Griffin, Eleanore. Diamond Jim : a musical play, [196-] / adapted from Universal Pictures Co. film Diamond Jim by Eleanore Griffin. Ohio State University Libraries
referencedIn Desti, Mary. Papers, 1918-1930. University of California, Los Angeles
referencedIn Spoto, Donald, 1941-. Papers, ca. 1940-1988. University of California, Los Angeles
creatorOf Sturges, Preston. The Palm Beach story : screenplay, 1942 / by Preston Sturges. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf 1907-1983. Papers. Series I. Correspondence Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
creatorOf Sturges, Preston. Papers, 1920-1959. University of California, Los Angeles
creatorOf Sturges, Preston. Sullivan's travels : mimeograph copy of typescript, 1941 May 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
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associatedWith Burden, Carter, person
associatedWith Colbert, Claudette. person
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associatedWith Felton, Earl. person
associatedWith Griffin, Eleanore. person
associatedWith Kauser, Alice, ca. 1872-1945. person
associatedWith McCrea, Joel, 1905-1990. person
associatedWith Spoto, Donald, 1941- person
associatedWith Swanson, Gloria. person
associatedWith Valee, Rudy. person
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Birth 1953-02-22

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