Preston Sturges: The Last Years of Hollywood's First Writer-Director

by Tom Sturges and Nick Smedley

Few directors of the 1930s and '40s were as distinctive and popular as Preston Sturges, whose whipsmart comedies have entertained audiences for decades. Beginning with a foreword by Peter Bogdanovich, this book offers a new critical appreciation of Sturges' whole oeuvre, incorporating a detailed study of the last ten years of his life from new primary sources. Preston Sturges details the many unfinished projects of Sturges' last decade, including...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783209925
• ISBN13: 9781783209927
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Intellect (UK)
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.7" x 8.9"