Preston Sturges Preston Sturges Preston Sturges (; born Edmund Preston Biden; August 29, 1898 – August 6, 1959) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director. In 1941, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film "The Great McGinty", his first of three nominations in the category. Sturges took the screwball comedy format of the 1930s to another level, writing dialogue that, heard today, is often surprisingly naturalistic, mature, and ahead of its time, despite the farcical situations. It is not uncommon for a Sturges character to deliver an exquisitely turned phrase and take an elaborate pratfall within
A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You Buchanan popularity in the United States. The song was licensed for use as a recurring motif in the Preston Sturges film "Christmas in July" (1940). It also appeared in the Jeanne Crain film "Margie" (1946). Carl Stalling would frequently use this song as backing music in Warner Bros. cartoons during scenes depicting hunger, cooking, or eating. Witch Hazel sings her own version of the tune, with altered lyrics, in "Broom-Stick Bunny". The song was also recorded by Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra on Victor Records. A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You "A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich