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point in every picture, labels the hero a poor sap. That the invariable fairy godfather of each picture is not only expressive of his own cold-blooded cynicism but of typical
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could call upon within the studio system. Paramount feared that the audience would tire of repeatedly seeing the same faces in
Sturges productions. But the director was adamant, stating, "hese little players who had contributed so much to my first hits had a moral right to work in my subsequent pictures." The way Sturges wrote and directed these actors created a succession of what
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above $ 1 million. It was a then-unprecedented deal for a screenwriter, which instantly elevated
Sturges's reputation in Hollywood – although the lucrative deal irritated as many as it impressed. Sturges recalled, "The film made a lot of enemies. Writers at that time worked in teams, like piano movers. And my first solo script was considered a distinct menace to the profession."
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scientist embraces a guinea pig; I just like to try my situations out on you to see how they turn out." She claimed that the dramatic research was for a play she was writing. Outraged, Sturges told her that if she could write a play, he could write a play, but that his would be better and run longer. Within two months, he had written his first play,
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was hired to direct, but after only a few days of filming, Hughes demanded that
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came out, it was very new hat indeed; the opening credits proclaimed 'Written and directed by
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he opened the gates for generations of future filmmakers by becoming the first screenwriter to establish himself as a film director. In the process, he made himself one of the most celebrated figures of the 1940s. But his star, which had burned so brightly, fell almost as quickly as it had risen. To
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format of the 1930s to another level, writing dialogue that, heard today, is often surprisingly naturalistic, mature, and ahead of its time, despite the farcical situations. It is not uncommon for a
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called Sturges's films "uncontrollably, almost proudly corrupt, vengeful, fearful of intactness and self-commitment ... their mastering object, aside from success, seems to be to sail as deep into the wind as possible without for an instant incurring the disaster of becoming seriously wholly
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had a disastrous preview, Paramount allowed Sturges – who by that time had left the studio – to come back and fix the film. Sturges did some rewriting, shot some new scenes, and re-edited the film back to his original vision, all without pay. He was unable to similarly rescue
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picture. As Sturges later recalled, "When Mr. Hughes made suggestions with which I disagreed, as he had a perfect right to do, I rejected them. When I rejected the last one, he remembered he had an option to take control of the company and he took over. So I left."
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this day, this man who introduced irony to American screen comedy remains an enigmatic and contradictory personality: a lowbrow aristocrat and a melancholy wiseguy, he reaped the rewards and paid the price for being a brilliant American dreamer.
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opened in Massachusetts. The play was a success and Sturges moved it to Broadway the following year, a turning point in his career. That same year also saw the opening of Sturges's second play, the hit
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was being written by Sturges at night even as the production was being filmed in the daytime, and Sturges the screenwriter was rarely more than 10 pages ahead of the cast and crew.
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his films are peopled, to an alarming degree, by families that don't add up, and by couples who click together and them come apart like toys. The hero of
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handling his dialogue, and he resolved to take creative control of his own projects. He accomplished this goal in 1939 by trading his screenplay for
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Preston Sturges by Preston Sturges: His Life in His Words
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Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
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List of actors who frequently worked with Preston Sturges
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Preston Sturges by Preston Sturges: His Life in His Words
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Preston Sturges Jr. (b. February 22, 1953) – screenwriter
1133:, who had starred in the 1952 Broadway production of the
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539:
386:
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
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3106:. Berkeley, California: University of California Press.
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was no more successful than Sturges's original version.
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and one of only four in the world, along with England's
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The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929–1968
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Intrepid laughter : Preston Sturges and the movies
2286:"Genealogy of Edmund Preston Biden ("Preston Sturges")"
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Louise Sargent Tevis – married on November 7, 1938, in
1030:, which was by that time owned by Hughes, the retitled
3226:
at Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database
3104:
Christmas in July: The Life and Art of Preston Sturges
720:
Production on these films did not always go smoothly.
3029:. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky.
1412:, separated in April 1946, divorced in November 1947
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United States Army Air Service pilots of World War I
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274:
1163:. It failed to register with critics or audiences.
546:studios. He also sold his original screenplay for
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2962:
1354:or the way an apparently classical comedy such as
455:, and graduated as a lieutenant from Camp Dick in
3027:Intrepid Laughter: Preston Sturges And The Movies
1415:son Solomon Sturges IV (b. June 25, 1941) – actor
343:Sturges went on to receive Oscar nominations for
5297:20th-century American dramatists and playwrights
5278:
3116:Jaeckle, Jeff, and Sarah Kozloff, eds. (2015).
2965:"'Pixar's John Lasseter Answers Your Questions'"
1296:, where a tender love scene takes place between
448:who always considered France his "second home".
2834:The Cinema of Preston Sturges: A Critical Study
1391:Sturges married four times and had three sons:
770:Preston Sturges Unofficial Stock Company Actors
5342:Best Original Screenplay Academy Award winners
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1721:(1936; contributor to screenplay construction)
908:, who both made three films with Sturges, and
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3838:
3319:
3077:Between Flops: A Biography of Preston Sturges
2343:. University of Wisconsin-Madison. p. 5.
599:Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay
478:
434:and collaborated with him on his magnum opus
3043:; Sturges, Sandy (adapt. & ed.) (1991),
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2183:Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
1826:(1940) - Man at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)
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1077:(1949), was the first serious flop in star
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4577:Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
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3854:Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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3831:
3326:
3312:
2548:"The Profound Surfaces of Preston Sturges"
3120:. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
2937:"Peter Bogdanovich's Five Favorite Films"
2569:
1180:and, in the years of his decline, in the
1174:; in the Paramount all-star extravaganza
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2565:"Hail the Conquering Hero" (TCM article)
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880:. Sturges re-used other actors, such as
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3079:. "New York: Harcort Brace Jovanovich.
2963:Goodman, Stephanie (November 1, 2011).
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1199:In 1959, Sturges summed up his career:
556:, where it was filmed as a vehicle for
323:for $ 10 in exchange for directing it.
227: 1951; died 1959)
16:American film director and screenwriter
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3439:The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
3123:Smedley, Nick and Sturges, Tom (2019)
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2745:, New York: Harper & Row. p. 1107.
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1850:(1958) - Serge Vitry (final film role)
1609:The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1440:Sturges died of a heart attack at the
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1074:The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1055:Coming on the heels of the failure of
942:released with only minor changes, but
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3241:at UC Berkeley Media Resources Center
3118:ReFocus: The Films of Preston Sturges
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2772:Bradshaw, Peter (February 14, 2019).
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2327:ReFocus: The Films of Preston Sturges
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1834:(1941) - Studio Director (uncredited)
1665:(1933; screenplay, dialogue director)
3096:Preston Sturges: American Phenomenon
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2807:Novak, Melanie (September 2, 2020).
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2205:Lane, Anthony (September 14, 1998).
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2189:
1429:(b. June 22, 1956) – music executive
5307:20th-century American screenwriters
3333:
3139:Madcap: The Life of Preston Sturges
2986:100 Years Prestontennial (timeline)
2881:Perez, Rodrigo (February 6, 2014).
2609:, New York:Harper & Row. p.1107
1895:. Paul Jones produced both movies.
1091:, underwent extensive rewriting by
355:(1944). He also wrote and directed
13:
5332:American people of English descent
5302:20th-century American male writers
3045:Preston Sturges on Preston Sturges
2853:Seibold, Witney (April 26, 2022).
2396:"Sandy Sturges on Preston Sturges"
2385:
2341:The Comic Style of Preston Sturges
1737:(1937; original story, screenplay)
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5322:American male non-fiction writers
3658:Safeguarding Military Information
3455:The French, They Are a Funny Race
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1621:The French, They Are a Funny Race
1446:The Events Leading Up to My Death
1160:The French, They Are a Funny Race
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5337:American people of Irish descent
4524:Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
3251: (archived February 5, 2006)
2908:"Cathy Konrad and James Mangold"
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2546:Syme, Rachel (April 10, 2023)
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727:Despite box office success of
483:In 1928, Sturges performed on
453:United States Army Air Service
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5347:Burials at Ferncliff Cemetery
3399:The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
2585:New York: Dutton Publishing.
2265:, Ken Bowser (July 2, 1990).
2131:The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
2079:
1996:The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1910:The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1555:The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1155:Les Carnets du Major Thompson
940:The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
921:The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
733:The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
722:The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
702:The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
682:The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
614:The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
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346:The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
5362:Film producers from Illinois
5357:Film directors from Illinois
3498:They Just Had to Get Married
3423:The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
3239:Preston Sturges bibliography
2832:Pirolini, Alessandro (2010)
2721:AFI Catalog of Feature Films
2363:. Project Muse. p. 24.
2227:"AFI's 100 YEARS…100 LAUGHS"
1883:The 1956 George Gobel movie
1681:(1934; co-screen adaptation)
1585:The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1023:The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
7:
5327:American male screenwriters
3293:Jonathan Lethem's essay on
3245:Preston Sturges: Film-maker
3141:. New York: Little, Brown.
2417:. Touchstone. p. 237.
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1793:(1950; uncredited director)
1761:(1938; contributing writer)
1673:(1934; contributing writer)
1657:(1933; contributing writer)
1649:(1930; additional dialogue)
1448:), and was interred in the
710:100 funniest American films
597:Sturges won the first-ever
214:Anne Margaret "Sandy" Nagle
10:
5388:
5372:Screenwriters from Chicago
3186:Internet Broadway Database
2684:Internet Broadway Database
2658:Internet Broadway Database
2632:Internet Broadway Database
2525:Internet Broadway Database
2503:Internet Broadway Database
2477:Internet Broadway Database
2451:Internet Broadway Database
1860:Three of Sturges's films,
1403:Marjorie Merriweather Post
1234:In 1942, in his review of
617:, a feat since matched by
479:From Broadway to Hollywood
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2413:Sturges, Preston (1991).
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5312:American autobiographers
4313:Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
3701:(prev. screenplay, 1984)
3693:(prev. screenplay, 1958)
3685:(prev. screenplay, 1956)
3407:Hail the Conquering Hero
3277:James Harvey's essay on
2700:"Preston Sturges: Actor"
2400:The Criterion Collection
2135:Hail the Conquering Hero
1977:Hail the Conquering Hero
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1564:Hail the Conquering Hero
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1309:Hail the Conquering Hero
1148:Internal Revenue Service
963:Independence and decline
952:Hail the Conquering Hero
948:Hail the Conquering Hero
925:Hail the Conquering Hero
686:Hail the Conquering Hero
608:Hail the Conquering Hero
510:by the end of the year.
491:, a short-lived play by
414:, and his father was of
352:Hail the Conquering Hero
338:Best Original Screenplay
5317:American comedy writers
4460:Alexander Dinelaris Jr.
3514:The Power and the Glory
2797:Dickos (2013), pp.55–56
2697:American Film Institute
2357:Dickos, Andrew (2014).
2231:American Film Institute
2033:The Power and the Glory
1927:Sturges's 1948 original
1662:The Power and the Glory
1347:The Power and the Glory
706:American Film Institute
549:The Power and the Glory
375:American Film Institute
3682:The Birds and the Bees
3485:(add'l dialogue, 1930)
3102:Jacobs, Dianne (1992)
3025:Dickos, Andrew (2013)
2836:. McFarland & Co.
2741:Katz, Ephraim (1979)
2339:Bieri, Daphne (1977).
2325:" pages 280-292 from
2020:Three More Screenplays
1886:The Birds and the Bees
1798:The Birds and the Bees
1466:Hollywood Walk of Fame
1427:Thomas Preston Sturges
1334:, along with prolific
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379:100 Years...100 Laughs
4452:Alejandro G. Iñárritu
4307:Christopher McQuarrie
3728:Strictly Dishonorable
3674:Strictly Dishonorable
3578:Love Before Breakfast
3490:Strictly Dishonorable
3151:Ursini, James (1973)
3137:Spoto, Donald (1990)
2754:Farber, Manny (2009)
2743:The Film Encyclopedia
2607:The Film Encyclopedia
2605:Katz, Ephraim (1979)
2493:Strictly Dishonorable
1983:Four More Screenplays
1934:Published screenplays
1801:(1956, co-screenplay)
1769:(1939; co-screenplay)
1710:Love Before Breakfast
1689:(1934; co-screenplay)
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704:– were chosen by the
593:Screenwriting heights
566:(1941). Fox producer
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503:Strictly Dishonorable
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131:Estelle de Wolf Mudge
5059:Jean-Claude Carrière
5000:Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
4968:Donald Ogden Stewart
4699:Joseph L. Mankiewicz
4251:John Patrick Shanley
4114:Francis Ford Coppola
3874:Herman J. Mankiewicz
3770:Carnival in Flanders
3391:The Palm Beach Story
2732:Sturges (1990) p. 12
2715:Never Say Die (1939)
2648:Carnival in Flanders
2537:Sturges (1990) p.291
2127:The Palm Beach Story
2002:The Palm Beach Story
1872:, were restaged for
1839:Star Spangled Rhythm
1543:The Palm Beach Story
1462:Screen Writers Guild
1399:Eleanor Close Hutton
1263:The Palm Beach Story
1237:The Palm Beach Story
1177:Star Spangled Rhythm
1098:Carnival in Flanders
989:The Palm Beach Story
822:J. Farrell MacDonald
698:The Palm Beach Story
677:The Palm Beach Story
623:Francis Ford Coppola
402:Sturges was born in
384:Per the documentary
370:The Palm Beach Story
296:Edmund Preston Biden
200: 1938;
187:Louise Sargent Tevis
173: 1930;
159:Eleanor Close Hutton
144: 1923;
44:Edmund Preston Biden
4494:, Brian Currie and
4090:Pierre Uytterhoeven
3799:Eleanor Post Hutton
3742:The Well of Romance
3586:One Rainy Afternoon
3530:Thirty-Day Princess
2207:"Ants in His Pants"
2085:Informational notes
1686:Thirty Day Princess
1454:Hartsdale, New York
1281:Style and influence
1146:A 1953 lien by the
1135:George Bernard Shaw
708:as being among the
647:F. Scott Fitzgerald
5095:John Michael Hayes
4893:Melville Shavelson
4416:Dustin Lance Black
4009:Harold Jacob Smith
3941:D. M. Marshman Jr.
3756:Child of Manhattan
3698:Unfaithfully Yours
3653:(uncredited, 1941)
3642:Remember the Night
3618:Port of Seven Seas
3613:(uncredited, 1938)
3581:(uncredited, 1936)
3573:(uncredited, 1936)
3549:(uncredited, 1934)
3525:(uncredited, 1934)
3506:Child of Manhattan
3501:(uncredited, 1932)
3450:(uncredited, 1950)
3431:Unfaithfully Yours
3383:Sullivan's Travels
3295:Unfaithfully Yours
3287:Sullivan's Travels
3204:TCM Movie Database
3127:. Intellect, Ltd.
2760:Library of America
2323:La Revue de cinéma
2308:TCM Movie Database
2123:Sullivan's Travels
2039:Remember the Night
2008:Unfaithfully Yours
1971:Sullivan's Travels
1922:Unfaithfully Yours
1870:Remember the Night
1831:Sullivan's Travels
1777:(1940; screenplay)
1774:Remember the Night
1753:(1938; screenplay)
1750:Port of Seven Seas
1745:(1938; screenplay)
1729:(1937; screenplay)
1705:(1935; screenplay)
1697:(1935; screenplay)
1597:Unfaithfully Yours
1531:Sullivan's Travels
1450:Ferncliff Cemetery
1357:Unfaithfully Yours
1172:Sullivan's Travels
1127:
1068:Unfaithfully Yours
994:
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761:Sullivan's Travels
694:Sullivan's Travels
671:Sullivan's Travels
643:Elliott J. Clawson
528:
364:Sullivan's Travels
321:Paramount Pictures
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4941:Harriet Frank Jr.
4822:Samson Raphaelson
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4456:Nicolás Giacobone
4440:Quentin Tarantino
4297:Quentin Tarantino
4175:Marshall Brickman
4057:Alfredo Giannetti
4005:Nathan E. Douglas
3906:Richard Schweizer
3820:
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3793:I Married a Witch
3708:
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3570:Next Time We Love
3546:Imitation of Life
3522:Twentieth Century
3367:Christmas in July
3359:The Great McGinty
3220:at Film Reference
3049:Faber & Faber
3009:"Preston Sturges"
2916:. August 26, 2007
2842:978-0-7864-4358-1
2674:The Millionairess
2517:"Preston Sturges"
2370:978-0-8131-4196-1
2303:"Preston Sturges"
2155:I Married A Witch
2115:Christmas in July
2111:The Great McGinty
1959:Christmas in July
1953:The Great McGinty
1878:Lux Video Theater
1866:The Great McGinty
1862:Christmas in July
1823:Christmas in July
1810:
1782:I Married a Witch
1718:Next Time We Love
1670:Imitation of Life
1654:The Invisible Man
1627:
1626:
1510:Christmas in July
1501:The Great McGinty
1377:Peter Bogdanovich
1352:The Great McGinty
1342:John Swartzwelder
1285:Sturges took the
1259:The Great McGinty
1168:Christmas in July
1140:The Millionairess
1131:Katharine Hepburn
1122:The Great McGinty
1020:vehicle entitled
984:Claudette Colbert
850:Franklin Pangborn
659:Christmas in July
654:The Great McGinty
603:The Great McGinty
578:The Great McGinty
329:The Great McGinty
316:The Great McGinty
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4273:Bruce Joel Rubin
4080:Frederic Raphael
4049:Ennio de Concini
4033:I. A. L. Diamond
3993:Albert Lamorisse
3967:Richard L. Breen
3963:Charles Brackett
3937:Charles Brackett
3888:Ring Lardner Jr.
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3415:The Great Moment
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3234:American Masters
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2014:The Great Moment
1940:Five Screenplays
1925:was a remake of
1889:was a remake of
1842:(1942) - Himself
1808:
1785:(1942; producer)
1641:(1930; dialogue)
1573:The Great Moment
1485:
1484:
1302:Barbara Stanwyck
1287:screwball comedy
1058:The Great Moment
970:Sunset Boulevard
957:The Great Moment
944:The Great Moment
917:The Great Moment
834:Charles R. Moore
794:William Demarest
518:Barbara Stanwyck
495:, and Sturges's
432:Aleister Crowley
367:(both 1941) and
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4492:Nick Vallelonga
4388:Charlie Kaufman
4368:Pedro Almodóvar
4362:Julian Fellowes
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4239:Earl W. Wallace
4181:Robert C. Jones
4165:Paddy Chayefsky
4153:
4124:Paddy Chayefsky
4118:Edmund H. North
4108:William Goldman
4068:S. H. Barnett,
4027:Stanley Shapiro
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5024:Robert Towne
4992:Horton Foote
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4885:Lamar Trotti
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4691:Philip Dunne
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4592:Sonya Levien
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4470:Tom McCarthy
4355:2001–present
4333:Tom Stoppard
4291:Jane Campion
4267:Tom Schulman
4261:Barry Morrow
4219:Horton Foote
4195:Steve Tesich
4142:Robert Towne
4096:William Rose
4053:Pietro Germi
4043:William Inge
4037:Billy Wilder
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102:screenwriter
75:(1959-08-06)
18:
5292:1959 deaths
5287:1898 births
5223:Lowell Ganz
5103:David Mamet
4929:Woody Allen
4877:Paul Osborn
4707:John Huston
4506:Han Jin-won
4474:Josh Singer
4446:Spike Jonze
4434:Woody Allen
4410:Diablo Cody
4394:Paul Haggis
4329:Marc Norman
4319:Ben Affleck
4301:Roger Avary
4285:Neil Jordan
4257:Ronald Bass
4245:Woody Allen
4213:John Briley
4171:Woody Allen
4070:Peter Stone
3805:Tom Sturges
3763:Make a Wish
3602:Easy Living
3562:Diamond Jim
2967:. Arts Beat
2783:October 23,
2622:Make A Wish
2288:. RootsWeb.
2137:(1944) and
2106:Easy Living
2100:Diamond Jim
2066:Film portal
2045:Easy Living
2030:) collects
1993:) collects
1950:) collects
1900:Jerry Lewis
1855:Adaptations
1726:Easy Living
1702:Diamond Jim
1476:Filmography
1470:Vine Street
1373:John Hughes
1332:Woody Allen
1298:Henry Fonda
1224:Diamond Jim
1093:Abe Burrows
1088:Make a Wish
1006:Noël Coward
980:Rudy Vallée
906:Rudy Vallee
902:Joel McCrea
894:Porter Hall
842:Jack Norton
838:Frank Moran
818:Arthur Hoyt
756:Joel McCrea
639:Hanns Kräly
587:John Huston
568:Jesse Lasky
493:Paul Osborn
446:Francophile
424:stockbroker
349:(1944) and
311:Frank Capra
241:Tom Sturges
93:Occupations
5281:Categories
5199:Elaine May
5087:Mel Brooks
5032:Bo Goldman
4921:Waldo Salt
4838:Neil Simon
4464:Armando Bo
4323:Matt Damon
4201:Bo Goldman
4189:Nancy Dowd
4185:Waldo Salt
4102:Mel Brooks
4063:James Webb
3916:Sydney Box
3912:Muriel Box
3047:, Boston:
2591:0525472274
2379:1125386141
2080:References
1468:, at 1601
1324:Ethan Coen
1274:James Agee
1049:Max Ophüls
1010:René Clair
890:Eric Blore
874:Max Wagner
772:included:
552:(1933) to
398:Early life
99:Playwright
50:1898-08-29
5167:Eric Roth
4897:Jack Rose
4869:Ben Hecht
4774:James Poe
4422:Mark Boal
4339:Alan Ball
4158:1976–2000
3861:1940–1975
3735:Recapture
2948:April 28,
2920:April 15,
2892:April 28,
2866:April 28,
2178:"Sturges"
2166:Citations
1915:The 1984
1898:The 1958
1240:, critic
778:Al Bridge
637:, two by
635:Tom Barry
633:, two by
536:Universal
508:Paramount
418:descent.
247:Relatives
116:1928–1956
3447:Vendetta
3213:AllMovie
3175:Timeline
3075:(1982).
2680:IBDB.com
2654:IBDB.com
2628:IBDB.com
2521:IBDB.com
2499:IBDB.com
2473:IBDB.com
2447:IBDB.com
2133:(1944),
2129:(1942),
2125:(1941),
2121:(1941),
2117:(1940),
2113:(1940),
2109:(1937),
2103:(1935),
2052:See also
1919:feature
1902:vehicle
1790:Vendetta
1182:Bob Hope
1040:Vendetta
882:Sig Arno
544:Columbia
485:Broadway
408:Illinois
236:Children
85:New York
62:Illinois
3780:Related
3349:Written
3247:at the
3202:at the
3184:at the
2913:Variety
2762:. p. 41
2718:at the
2593:. p.113
2581:(1968)
2402:. 2001.
1809:Source:
1340:writer
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1184:comedy
532:musical
416:English
412:Ireland
404:Chicago
294:; born
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121:Spouses
58:Chicago
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5248:(2020)
5229:(2019)
5217:(2018)
5209:(2017)
5201:(2016)
5193:(2015)
5185:(2014)
5177:(2013)
5169:(2012)
5161:(2011)
5153:(2010)
5129:(2008)
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