F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood is a 1975 American TV movie about F. Scott Fitzgerald's screenwriting career.[1][2]
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | James Costigan |
Directed by | Anthony Page |
Starring | Jason Miller Tuesday Weld Julia Foster |
Theme music composer | Morton Gould |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Herbert Brodkin |
Producer | Robert Berger |
Cinematography | James Crabe |
Editor | Sidney Katz |
Running time | 100 min. |
Production company | Titus Productions |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | December 17, 1975 |
It was directed by Anthony Page and written by James Costigan. It was mostly based on the memoirs of Sheilah Graham.[3]
Plot
editIn 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
edit- Jason Miller as F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Tuesday Weld as Zelda Fitzgerald
- Julia Foster as Sheilah Graham
- Dolores Sutton as Dorothy Parker
- Susanne Benton as The Starlet
- Michael Lerner as Marvin Margulies
- Tom Ligon as Alan Campbell
- John Randolph as Rupert Wahler
- Tom Rosqui as Edwin Knopf
Reception
editThe New York Times said the film "merely rehashed" the Fitzgerald story.[4]
References
edit- ^ D. S. (Mar 14, 1975). "Behind a familiar show business face". The Christian Science Monitor. ProQuest 511729599.
- ^ Latham, A. (May 16, 1976). "What would F. scott think of 'fitzgerald in hollywood'?". New York Times. ProQuest 122633818.
- ^ Smith, C. (May 14, 1976). "Day, night of actor-writer". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 158117861.
- ^ J. J. (May 14, 1976). "TV WEEKEND". New York Times. ProQuest 122659161.
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