Preston Sturges of Fame, at 1601 Vine Street. Informational notes Citations Bibliography Further reading Films: 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
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer () (previously titled Oppenheimer Strategies) is a 2016 American-Israeli political drama film directed and written by Joseph Cedar. The film stars Richard Gere and Lior Ashkenazi. Filming began on February 8, 2015 in New York City. The film played at the 2016 Telluride Film Festival and the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. Norman Oppenheimer's life dramatically changes after the young politician he befriended three years before becomes Prime Minister of Israel. On November 14, 2014, Richard