* 1898 – Preston Sturges, American director and producer ( d. 1959 )

Also sung by Jess Lee Brooks in the 1941 Preston Sturges film Sullivan's Travels.

* The Lady Eve ( 1941 ), d. Preston Sturges

* The Palm Beach Story ( 1942 ), d. Preston Sturges

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* August 6 – Preston Sturges, American film director and writer ( b. 1898 )

* August 29 – Preston Sturges, American director and writer ( d. 1959 )

He also wrote the Iran-contra satire Mastergate, as well as Sly Fox and a musical adaptation of the Preston Sturges movie Hail the Conquering Hero ; during that show's troubled development Gelbart uttered the now-classic line, " If Hitler is alive, I hope he's out of town with a musical.

The story of a man's rise to prosperity, written by Preston Sturges, Tracy's performance as railroad tycoon Tom Garner received uniformly strong reviews.

He then played opposite Barbara Stanwyck in Preston Sturges ' The Lady Eve ( 1941 ), and again teamed with Tierney in the successful screwball comedy Rings on Her Fingers ( 1942 ).

Sullivan's Travels is a 1941 American comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges.

* This was the sixth of ten films written by Preston Sturges that William Demarest appeared in.

* Preston Sturges has a cameo appearance as the film director in the scene set in a film studio where The Girl sees Sullivan's picture in the paper and recognizes him.

" The New Yorkers review said that " anyone can make a mistake, Preston Sturges, even.

Category: Films directed by Preston Sturges

The Lady Eve is a 1941 American screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda.

According to Donald Spoto in Madcap: The Life of Preston Sturges, Sturges " invariably paraded on set with a colorful beret or a felt cap with a feather protruding, a white cashmere scarf blowing gaily round his neck and a print shirt in loud hues ... the reason for the peculiar outfits, he told visitors, was that they facilitated crew members finding him amid the crowds of actors, technicians, and the public.

Preston Sturges received a co-writer credit for the film, although he did not actually participate in the project.

Category: Films directed by Preston Sturges

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek is a 1944 screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken and Betty Hutton, and featuring Diana Lynn, William Demarest and Porter Hall.

Preston Sturges received a credit for that film, but did not actually participate in the project.

* This was the first time Preston Sturges and Eddie Bracken worked together on a feature film, although Bracken had appeared in Safeguarding Military Information, a 1942 propaganda short that Sturges wrote.

Lincoln's most notable criminal trial occurred in 1858 when he defended William " Duff " Armstrong, who was on trial for the murder of James Preston Metzker.

A collection of Preston and Bishop's original essays exploring the argument from the context of philosophy and cognitive science was published in 2002.

Thomas Bell patented the technique of printing by copper rollers in 1783, and the first machine was set up by Livesey, Hargreaves & Co near Preston in 1785.

Ultimately it was Jeff Bridges who played the role of Preston Tucker.

This was thanks to the emergence of OF Preston Wilson who had 31 home runs and 121 RBIs.

He was admitted to Preston Hall Sanatorium at Aylesford, Kent, a British Legion hospital for ex-servicemen to which his brother-in-law Laurence O ' Shaughnessy was attached.

The Duke of Hamilton led an invasion of England to free the King, but he was defeated by Oliver Cromwell in August 1648 at the Battle of Preston.

It was the worst record in baseball and manager Preston Gomez was fired late in the season and replaced by Bill Virdon.

In 1888, the new Governor General of Canada, Lord Stanley of Preston, whose sons and daughter had become hockey enthusiasts, attended the Montreal Winter Carnival tournament and was impressed with the hockey spectacle.

By the influence of William Russell, earl of Bedford, he was appointed one of the king's itinerant preachers in Lancashire, and after living for a time in Garstang, he was selected by the Lady Margaret Hoghton as vicar of Preston.

So long as Ambrose continued at Preston he was favoured with the warm friendship of the Hoghton family, their ancestral woods and the tower near Blackburn affording him sequestered places for those devout meditations and " experiences " that give such a charm to his diary, portions of which are quoted in his Prima Media and Ultima ( 1650, 1659 ).

On account of the feeling engendered by the civil war Ambrose left his great church of Preston in 1654, and became minister of Garstang, whence, however, in 1662 he was ejected with the two thousand ministers who refused to conform.

The conference is also notable in American history because one of the U. S. representatives was social worker and educator, Dr. Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge ( 1866-1948 ).

Junior Bonner was marked by sharp character development, colorful location detail and unusually tender scenes between Preston and Lupino as Bonner's estranged parents.

Bates was introduced to the Sabbath doctrine by a tract written by Millerite preacher Thomas M. Preble, who in turn had been influenced by Rachel Oakes Preston, a young Seventh Day Baptist.

Perhaps the most talented player in the backfield was Halfback Preston Pearson ( no relation to receiver Drew Pearson ), who signed on the team as a free agent after being cut by the Steelers in the pre-season.

Preston had been especially effective in the playoffs, where he caught 12 passes for 200 yards and three touchdowns, and was extremely eager to increase his numbers in the Super Bowl against the team that let him go.

Wide receiver Preston Dennard was the team's main deep threat, catching 43 passes for 766 yards and 4 touchdowns.

The Preston area near Poplar Neck in Caroline County contained a substantial Quaker community, and was probably an important first stop during Tubman's escape.

Martin's father, Preston Martin, was a lawyer and her mother, Juanita Presley, was a violin teacher.

with Robert Preston and was nominated for the Tony Award ( Leading Actress in a Musical ).