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Oh, do I know them? I positively swill in their ale.

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To the memory of those who made us laugh: the motley mountebanks, the clowns, the buffoons, in all times and in all nations, whose efforts have lightened our burden a little, this picture is affectionately dedicated.

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There's a lot to be said for making people laugh... did you know that's all some people have? It isn't much... but it's better than nothing in this cockeyed caravan.

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You're certainly a funny girl for anybody to meet who's just been up the Amazon for a year.

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Preston Sturges

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Born: August 29, 1898
Died: August 6, 1959 (aged 60)
Bio: Preston Sturges was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director. In 1941, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film The Great McGinty, his first of three nominations in the category.
Known for:
  1. Sullivan's Travels (1941)
  2. The Lady Eve (1941)
  3. The Palm Beach Story (1942)
  4. The Great McGinty (1940)
  5. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)

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