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A biography of John Sturges. It examines his childhood in California during the Great Depression; his apprenticeship in the editing department of RKO Pictures, where he worked on such films as ""Gunga Din""; his service in the Army Air Corps in WWII; and his emergence as one of the first independent producer-directors in Hollywood.

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Escape Artist The Life and Films of John Sturges

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      Publisher: MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin
      Publication Date: 10/30/2008 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780299228347, 978-0299228347
      ISBN10: 0299228347

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      Book Synopsis
      A biography of John Sturges. It examines his childhood in California during the Great Depression; his apprenticeship in the editing department of RKO Pictures, where he worked on such films as ""Gunga Din""; his service in the Army Air Corps in WWII; and his emergence as one of the first independent producer-directors in Hollywood.

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      John Sturges is the most underrated director in the history of Hollywood. - producer Robert E. Relyea

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