Preston Sturges Quotes


Despite my express wish, I was not left in Chicago, but taken to Paris to live, and I did not see my father for many years. But we never stopped loving each other, and in 1940 he died in my arms in Hollywood, where he had come to be near me at the end.


Citations

Sturges, Preston. Preston Sturges by Preston Sturges: His Life in His Words. Edited by Sandy Sturges, Simon & Schuster, 1990, p. 24.

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Preston Sturges
Preston Sturges
  • Born: August 29, 1898
  • Died: August 6, 1959
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Playwright, Screenwriter, Film Director

Preston Sturges was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director. In 1941, he won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for the film The Great McGinty, his first of three nominations in the category.