Preston Sturges: A Retrospective

Preston Sturges, his father’s last name was Biden but he took the name of his step-father, was born to a theatrical mother who carted him around with her as she explored the theaters of Europe as a performer. Educated in different boarding schools across the continent, he was as fluent in French as he was in English, calling France a second home. He never found a professional home as an adult until 1928 when he suddenly became Broadway’s biggest playwright, joining the army’s air service and wor...