Preston Sturges : the last tears of Hollywood's first writer-director 1949-1959 /: the last tears of Hollywood's first writer-director 1949-1959. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nick Smedley and Tom Sturges.
• Authors: Smedley, Nick; Sturges, Tom
• Contents: Foreword by Peter Bogdanovich; ; Preface; ; ; ; Part I; ; The Preludes: The Brilliant Career of Preston Sturges, 1940–1949 — A Critical Survey of His Hollywood Films; ; i. Beginnings; ; ii. The Emergence of a Genius; ; iii. Sturges Triumphant; ; iv. A Sputtering Flame: The Final Hollywood Films; ; v. Conclusion: The Brilliant Career of Preston Sturges; ; ; ; Part II; ; The Last Years of Preston Sturges, 1949–1959; ; Chapter 1: A Fallen Giant: Adjusting to the New, 1949–1950; ; Chapter 2: Back to the Future: Broadway and Paramount, 1951–1952; ; Chapter 3: Sturges’ Travels: Farewell to America, 1953; ; Chapter 4: The Millionairess and the Major: Sturges Returns to Paris, 1954; ; Chapter 5: Americans in Paris: Filming Major Thompson, 1955; ; Chapter 6: American Gangster: The Trials and Tribulations of Independent Film Production, 1956–1957; ; Chapter 7: Farcical Manoeuvres, 1957–1958; ; Chapter 8: New York, New York: Public Hopes, Private Griefs, 1957; ; Chapter 9: For Better or For Worse: Marital Tensions, 1957–1958; ; Chapter 10: Sliding Towards the Brink, January–July 1958; ; Chapter 11: The Road to Despair, July–December 1958; ; Chapter 12: The Conquering Hero: Return to New York, January–March 1959; ; Chapter 13: Triumph over Pain: The Last Happy Months of Preston Sturges, March–August 1959; ; Chapter 14: The Events Have Led Up to His Death, August 1959; ; ; ; Afterword by P. G. Sturges; ; Appendix 1: Fabulous Inventions; ; Appendix 2: Story Ideas; ; Works Cited; ; Index
• Publisher Details: Bristol : Intellect
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 791.43/0233/092; Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography; Screenwriters -- United States -- Biography; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts; PERFORMING ARTS / Reference; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781789380255; 1789380251; 9781789380262
• Related ISBNs: 178938026X
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 21, 2019)
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