F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

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F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
GenreDrama
Written by James Costigan
Directed by Anthony Page
Starring Jason Miller
Tuesday Weld
Julia Foster
Theme music composer Morton Gould
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Herbert Brodkin
Producers Robert Berger
Austen Jewell (associate producer)
Cinematography James Crabe
EditorSidney Katz
Running time100 min.
Production companyTitus Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseDecember 17, 1975 (1975-12-17)

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood is a 1975 American TV movie about F. Scott Fitzgerald's screenwriting career. [1] [2]

Contents

It was directed by Anthony Page and written by James Costigan. It was mostly based on the memoirs of Sheilah Graham. [3]

Plot

In 1937, F Scott Fitzgerald is trying to write scripts in Hollywood. He has a romance with Sheilah Graham and remembers his marriage to Zelda.

Cast

Reception

The New York Times said the film "merely rehashed" the Fitzgerald story. [4]

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