Not to be confused with the film director Preston Sturges.
For the English priest, see John Sturges (priest). For the American photographer, see Jock Sturges. For the artist, see John Sturgess.
John Sturges
Born
John Eliot Sturges
(1910-01-03)January 3, 1910
Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Died
August 18, 1992(1992-08-18) (aged 82)
San Luis Obispo, California, U.S.
Occupation
Film director
John Eliot Sturges (/ˈstɜːrdʒɪs/; January 3, 1910 – August 18, 1992) was an American film director. His films include Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963), and Ice Station Zebra (1968). In 2013, The Magnificent Seven and 2018, Bad Day at Black Rock were selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[1]
^O'Sullivan, Michael (December 18, 2013). "Library of Congress announces 2013 National Film Registry selections". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
or aesthetically significant". Sturges started his career in Hollywood as an editor in 1932. During World War II, Sturges directed documentaries and training...
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and almost always funny." For that film, Sturges won the first Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Sturges went on to receive Oscar nominations for The...
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