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Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges

PLAYWRIGHT, FILMMAKER Aug 29, 1898 - Aug 6, 1959

KNOWN FOR

Screwball comedy scripts; won the first Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for The Great McGinty; The Lady Eve

AMERICAN MASTERS FILM

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer (Jul 1990)Directed by Ken Bowser

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