Presents a biography of twentieth-century American author, F. Scott Fitzgerald examining his life and literary career which included his classic novel "The Great Gatsby," and explores how he influenced American culture during the Jazz Age of the 1920s.
Content Note
The early years : St. Paul and Newman Academy (1896-1913) -- Princeton University : promise and disappointment (1913-1917) -- War and love : Zelda, the dream girl (1917-1920) -- Early success : This side of paradise and The jazz age (1920-1922) -- Long Island and The great Gatsby : "what a grotesque thing a rose is" (1922-1925) -- Building toward the crash : the end of the twenties and Zelda's first breakdown (1925-1930) -- Struggling to endure : Tender is the night and the disintegration of a marriage (1930-1934) -- The crack-up period : Fitzgerald hits bottom (1934-1937) -- Trying to resurrect the dream : Hollywood, Sheilah Graham, and the love of The last tycoon (1937-1940) -- The comeback : F. Scott Fitzgerald's place in American literature (1940-the present).