Preston Sturges Biography

Fast Facts

• Worked as a runner for stock brokers in New York City
• Joined the United States Army Air Service in 1917 and published his first printed work while serving
• Struges' first success in the entertainment business came with his involvement in the play "The Guinea Pig․"
• Quote: "Fame is the incandescent flame that briefly illuminates its winged victims before destroying them․"
• Quote: "More and more as I have looked around me in this world, I have become impressed with the importance of importance․ It is better to have quality and importance, but if you have to choose between the two, take the latter․"
• Known for combining mature, naturalistic dialogue with screwball comedy