F. Scott Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American fiction writer, whose works helped to illustrate the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age. While he achieved popular success, fame, and fortune in his lifetime, he did not receive much critical acclaim until after his death. Perhaps the most notable member of the "Lost Generation" of the 1920s, Fitzgerald is now widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. He finished four novels: "This Side of Paradise", "The Beautiful and Damned", "The Great Gatsby", and "Tender Is
F. Scott Fitzgerald Story", with a script and lyrics by Jack Murphy and currently in production at Flat Rock Playhouse, will have its New York premiere in 2016, presented by Marymount Manhattan College, at the National Dance Institute. The Japanese Takarazuka Revue has also created a musical adaptation of Fitzgerald's life. Titled "The Last Party: S. Fitzgerald's Last Day", it was produced in 2004 and 2006. Yuhi Oozora and Yūga Yamato starred as Fitzgerald, while Zelda was played by Kanami Ayano and Rui Shijou. Fitzgerald was portrayed by the actor Malcolm Gets in the 1994 film "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle". Others