1984, ISBN: 9780879100261

XI, 339 p., plates. Original softcover. Slightly rubbed, occassional pencil markings in text, otherwise good and clean. - Preston Sturges (born Edmund Preston Biden; August 29, 1898 Augu… More...

XI, 339 p., plates. Original softcover. Slightly rubbed, occassional pencil markings in text, otherwise good and clean. - Preston Sturges (born Edmund Preston Biden; August 29, 1898 August 6, 1959) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director. In 1941, he won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for the film The Great McGinty (1940), his first of three nominations in the category. Sturges took the screwball comedy 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 Sturges character to deliver an exquisitely turned phrase and take an elaborate pratfall within the same scene. Prior to Sturges, other figures in Hollywood (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, at a time when those roles were separate. Sturges famously sold the story for The Great McGinty to Paramount Pictures for $1, in return for being allowed to direct the film. He was also the screenplay writer and director of The Lady Eve (1941), Sullivan's Travels (1941), and The Palm Beach Story (1942), each considered to be classic comedies. In 1944, Sturges received two Academy Award nominations for Best Screenplay - for The Miracle of Morgan's Creek and Hail the Conquering Hero. - James Curtis is an American biographer. Born in Los Angeles, California, Curtis writes about important figures from the early days of film. (Wikipedia) ISBN 9780879100261 Versand D: 4,50 EUR, [PU:New York : Limelight Editions,]<

1983, ISBN: 9780879100261

[PU: New York : Limelight], IX, 368 S. : Mit Abb. auf Tafeln ; 8°, Org.-Broschur / paperback Leicht bestoßen, innen sauber, keine Einträge. / Good condition, little bumped., DE, [SC: 3.30… More...

[PU: New York : Limelight], IX, 368 S. : Mit Abb. auf Tafeln ; 8°, Org.-Broschur / paperback Leicht bestoßen, innen sauber, keine Einträge. / Good condition, little bumped., DE, [SC: 3.30], gebraucht; gut, gewerbliches Angebot, [GW: 550g], Banküberweisung, PayPal, Selbstabholung und Barzahlung, Internationaler Versand<

1985, ISBN: 0879100265

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1984, ISBN: 9780879100261

Weesp: Moussault, 1984. Paperback, 35 cm, 192 pp. Ills.: b/w and color illustrations. Text by Bernlef. Cond.: goed / good. ISBN: 0879100265. ., Moussault, 1984, 2.5

1985, ISBN: 0879100265

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