Birthname: 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, War, Drama, Film Adaptation, Crime |
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:
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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.
Preston Sturges BlogHub Articles:
Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake in Preston Sturges’s “Sullivan’s Travels”
By Stephen Reginald on Feb 18, 2025 From Classic Movie ManJoel McCrea and Veronica Lake in Preston Sturges’s “Sullivan’s Travels” Sullivan’s Travels (1942) is a satirical look at life in Hollywood as only director Preston Sturges could tell it. It centers around successful movie director John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea) and... Read full article
Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake in Preston Sturges’s “Sullivan’s Travels”
By Stephen Reginald on Jul 25, 2023 From Classic Movie ManJoel McCrea and Veronica Lake in Preston Sturges’s “Sullivan’s Travels” Sullivan’s Travels (1942) is a satirical look at life in Hollywood as only director Preston Sturges could tell it. It centers around successful movie director John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea) an... Read full article
Preston Sturges’s “Christmas in July”
By Stephen Reginald on May 1, 2022 From Classic Movie ManPreston Sturges’s “Christmas in July” Christmas in July (1940) is a comedy written and directed by Preston Sturges and starring Dick Powell and Ellen Drew. Jimmy MacDonald (Powell) was one of the millions of people to enter the Maxford House Coffee contest. He submitted the sl... Read full article
The Great McGinty (1940): Preston Sturges & Politics
By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 2, 2021 From 4 Star Films“If it wasn’t for graft, you’d get a very low type of people in politics!” – William Demarest The Great McGinty feels like a film of many notable firsts. The two most prominent ones being Preston Sturges’s first time in the director’s chair, famously agreein... Read full article
The Great McGinty (1940, Preston Sturges)
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
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