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gptkbp:instanceOf
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screenwriter
producer
film director
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1929
1954
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gptkbp:awards
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Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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gptkbp:birthDate
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August 29, 1898
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_USA
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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Forest Lawn Memorial Park
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:William_Sturges
gptkb:Tom_Sturges
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gptkbp:collaboratedWith
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gptkb:Rudy_Vallee
gptkb:Barbara_Stanwyck
gptkb:Eddie_Bracken
Veronica Lake
Brian Donlevy
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gptkbp:deathDate
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August 6, 1959
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gptkbp:filmography
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The Power and the Glory
satirical humor
social commentary
fast-paced dialogue
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gptkbp:genre
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romantic comedy
drama
comedy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Preston Sturges
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:David_O._Russell
gptkb:Terry_Zwigoff
gptkb:Woody_Allen
gptkb:Jim_Jarmusch
gptkb:Wes_Anderson
gptkb:Noah_Baumbach
gptkb:Alexander_Payne
Martin Scorsese
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Charlie_Chaplin
gptkb:Mack_Sennett
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gptkbp:knownFor
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screwball comedy
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:The_Palm_Beach_Story
gptkb:Sullivan's_Travels
gptkb:Miracle_of_Morgan's_Creek
The Lady Eve
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gptkbp:occupation
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actor
writer
director
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gptkbp:produces
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gptkb:The_Beautiful_Blonde_from_Bashful_Bend
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Clara_L._Sturges
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gptkbp:website
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prestonsturges.com
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