FILM DIRECTOR

Preston Sturges

1898 - 1959

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Preston Sturges (; born Edmund Preston Biden; August 29, 1898 – August 6, 1959) was an American playwright, inventor, screenwriter, and film director. He is credited as being the first screenwriter to find success as a director. Prior to Sturges, other Hollywood directors (such as Charlie Chaplin, D. W. Griffith and Frank Capra) had directed films from their own scripts; however, Sturges is often regarded as the first Hollywood figure to establish success as a screenwriter and then move into directing his own scripts. He sold the story for The Great McGinty to Paramount Pictures for $10 in exchange for directing it. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Preston Sturges is the 945th most popular film director (up from 1,008th in 2019), the 6,756th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,443rd in 2019) and the 239th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Preston Sturges ranks 945 out of 2,041. Before him are John Alcott, Janusz Kamiński, Stephen Gyllenhaal, Christophe Gans, Mark Waters, and Ulu Grosbard. After him are Luis Llosa, Michaël Dudok de Wit, Baltasar Kormákur, Martin McDonagh, Mark Donskoy, and Walter Lang.

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Among people born in 1898, Preston Sturges ranks 201. Before him are William Jordan, Yun Chi-young, Eduard Wiiralt, Dorothy Gish, Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia, and Nazik al-Abid. After him are Félix Sesúmaga, Hal Brown, Harry Patch, Harry Watson, David Toro, and Ben Shahn. Among people deceased in 1959, Preston Sturges ranks 151. Before him are G. D. H. Cole, Benjamin Christensen, Adolf Lindfors, Nazik al-Abid, Akaki Chkhenkeli, and Antonio Campolo. After him are Francis de Miomandre, Ruben Lagus, Paul Rivet, Balthasar van der Pol, Andrés Martínez Trueba, and Max O. Lorenz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Preston Sturges ranks 6,758 out of 20,380. Before him are Bonnie Raitt (1949), James Jesus Angleton (1917), Robert L. Behnken (1970), Adriana Chechik (1991), Ken Henry (1929), and Brian Krause (1969). After him are Matt Walsh (1964), Bobby Cannavale (1970), Stan Kenton (1911), Evelyn Ashford (1957), Maggie Grace (1983), and W. C. Handy (1873).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Preston Sturges ranks 239. Before him are Godfrey Reggio (1940), Mark L. Lester (1946), Wilfred Jackson (1906), Jimmy T. Murakami (1933), Stephen Gyllenhaal (1949), and Mark Waters (1964). After him are Walter Lang (1896), Jerry Schatzberg (1927), Randall Wallace (1949), John Cromwell (1886), Kevin S. Bright (1954), and William Castle (1914).

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