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

Few directors of the 1930s and 40s were as distinctive and popular as Preston Sturges, whose whipsmart comedies have entertained audiences for decades. 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.

About the author

Nick Smedley has a Ph.D. from London University on the history of Hollywood in the Golden Age, and has taught the master's course in film studies there.

Summary

Few directors of the 1930s and 40s were as distinctive and popular as Preston Sturges, whose whipsmart comedies have entertained audiences for decades. 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.

Product details

• Authors: Nick Smedley, Tom Sturges
• Publisher: Intellect Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9781783209927
• ISBN: 978-1-78320-992-7
• No. of pages: 324
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 244 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 562 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Biografien: allgemein