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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. Preston
Sturges details the many unfinished projects of Sturges' last
decade, including films, plays, TV series and his autobiography.
Drawing on diaries, sketchbooks, correspondence, unpublished
screenplays and more, Nick Smedley and Tom Sturges present the
writer-director's final years in more detail than we've ever seen,
showing a master still at work - even if very little of that work
ultimately made it to the screen or stage.
The publication by the University of California Press of Five
Screenplays by Preston Sturges and Four More Screenplays by Preston
Sturges has been applauded by cinephiles and admirers of the
director's work, and recognized as a major contribution to the
history of American cinema. In this third volume of scripts by one
of Hollywood's wisest and wittiest filmmakers, the focus turns to
those screenplays written but not directed by Sturges. Included in
the new collection are "The Power and the Glory", which greatly
influenced Orson Welles in the conception of "Citizen Kane", and
the romantic comedies "Remember the Night and Easy Living". The
scripts reveal Sturges in top form as a writer of dialogue and
prove beyond any possible doubt his authorship of the films, which
frequently appear indistinguishable on-screen from those he himself
directed. Full of surprises and delights, these "Three More
Screenplays" are essential reading for students of American cinema
and admirers of Sturges. They cast new light on his collaborations
with directors Mitchell Leisen and William K. Howard, and provide a
rousing conclusion to the writings of this Hollywood master. In his
substantial introduction to the volume, film historian and
screenplay writer Andrew Horton analyzes the contributions of
Sturges to the film comedy genre and to Hollywood film history.
A wise and inspiring guide to parenting through the extraordinary-
and at times tumultuous-journey that is the adolescent and teenage
years.
When Tom Sturges became a father, he decided that he wanted to be
one of the greatest father that ever walked the earth. But things
became a bit more complicated when his older son turned ten, and
the chatty kid he'd known suddenly started locking his bedroom
door. Tom realized he needed to find a way to stay on track-he
needed crib notes. So, if a parenting idea of technique worked
well, he wrote it down. And if he stumbled across something another
parent did that was particularly ingenious or exemplary, he wrote
that down, too. In "Grow the Tree You Got," Tom presents "golden
rules" for raising happy, healthy, and compassionate adults. His
mantra? It's impossible to show our children too much respect, but
it's worth the effort to try.
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