John Elliott Sturges
| Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Jan 3, 1910 Oak Park, IL |
| Died | Aug 18, 1992 San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Age | Died at 82 |
John Sturges | |
| Job | Film director |
| Top Genres | Drama, Western, Adventure, Action, Crime, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Spies, True Story (based on) |
| Top Collaborators | Whit Bissell, Bing Russell, John Anderson, Glenn Strange |
| Shares birthday with | Ray Milland, Marion Davies, Anna May Wong see more.. |
John Sturges Overview:
Director, John Sturges, was born John Elliott Sturges on Jan 3, 1910 in Oak Park, IL. Sturges died at the age of 82 on Aug 18, 1992 in San Luis Obispo, CA .
HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Sturges was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1955 | Best Director | Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) | 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 Escape (1963, )
By Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 21, 2014 From The Stop ButtonWhile The Great Escape runs nearly three hours, director Sturges and screenwriters James Clavell and W.R. Burnett never let it feel too long. Part of the quick pace comes from the first half hour being told in something like real time and another big part of it is the aftermath of the escape taking ... Read full article
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955, )
on Oct 4, 2010 From The Stop ButtonMy reaction to Bad Day at Black Rock is a guarded one. It runs eighty-one minutes and is frequently long when it should be short and short when it should be long. The conclusion, for instance, is something of a misfire. Ironically, after abandoning him for fifteen minutes near the beginning, the fil... Read full article
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