Judith Crist, May 4, 1982
"One of the most entertaining and engrossing film biographies I've encountered... "
Film Quarterly, Fall, 1983
"A thorough, factual account of Sturges' complex life, a considerable feat of research and synthesis."
Variety, October 15, 1990
" ...remains the definitive telling of Sturges' life."
Newsweek
"A sobering picture of the sweat and disappointment that lie beneath the Hollywood hoopla."
Book Description
Writer-director Preston Sturges set a new standard for creativity in Hollywood. Three volumes of his screenplays have been published, and he is acknowledged as one of the grand masters of screen comedy. Between Flops was the first full-length biography of this great American humorist.
"One of the most entertaining and engrossing film biographies I've encountered, doing justice not only to that truly eccentric genius at the core, but also to his time and place in both Hollywood and our culture."
—Judith Crist
"A sobering picture of the sweat and disappointment that lie beneath the Hollywood hoopla."
—Newsweek
From the Publisher
Writer-director Preston Sturges set a new standard for creativity in Hollywood. Three volumes of his screenplays have been published, and he is acknowledged as one of the grand masters of screen comedy. "Between Flops" was the first full-length biography of this great American humorist.
About the Author
James Curtis is the author of "James Whale: A New World of Gods and Monsters," and the editor of "The Creative Producer" and "Featured Player: An Oral Autobiography of Mae Clarke." He is currently at work on a biography of W.C. Fields for Knopf.
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