In a revealing new biography, Tom Sturges looks back on the life of his writer-director father despite barely knowing him`If ever a plot needed a twist, this one does.` Thatīs one of the most arch, and celebrated lines in Preston Sturgesī Sullivanīs Travels. Itīs great comic story thatīs both about storytelling, and about comedy itself - that precious quality of laughter, which `isnīt much, but itīs better than nothing in this cockeyed caravan`. Recently, Tom Sturges, the writer-directorīs youngest son, discovered that his own fatherīs life story was in need of a plot twist. The result is a new book, co-authored by Tom, called Preston Sturges: The Last Years of Hollywoodīs First Writer-Director. Related: Preston Sturges: how a master of daftness conquered Hollywood Continue reading...
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