Sell Or Auction Your Preston Sturges Autograph for up to Nearly $5,000 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions
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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 Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for the film The Great McGinty, his first of three nominations in the category.
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Preston Sturges Autograph. Sold for nearly $5,000.
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Norman Taurog 1931 Oscar — “Best Director” for “Skippy” — Only 4th Year of Academy Awards — Youngest Ever Winner for Directing
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