Preston Sturges

Director and writer. Born 29 August 1898 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 6 August 1959.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 3 titles

Oscar1 won · 1 nominated

Born

29 August 1898, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

6 August 1959

Active

1941–1942

Frequently works with

Joel McCrea, William Demarest

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Fi1m against the critics

86Fi1m

82Critics

We rate Preston’s work 4 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 790

Under 600

Of 3 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 5 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1m across 1 film with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 1 nominated
Active: 1941–1942

Genres

Comedy3
Romance3
Adventure1

Best and worst on Fi1m

90BestThe Lady Eve1941

80WorstThe Palm Beach Story1942

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

171930s

161940s

41950s

11980s

Co-stars most worked with

Joel McCrea2 titles

William Demarest2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 1 nominated

Nominated1945Best Writing, Original Screenplay · The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Won1941Best Writing, Original Screenplay · The Great McGinty

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.