| First Name: | Preston |
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| Last Name: | Sturges |
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Birth Date:
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August 29, 1898 |
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Death Date:
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August 6, 1959 |
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Briefly American screenwriter and director. Famously, he supposedly sold his screenplay for "The Great McGinty" (1940) to Paramount Pictures for $1, in exchange for the director's job. |