Subasta Bidspirit | FITZGERALD F. SCOTT: (1896-1940)

FITZGERALD F. SCOTT: (1896-1940) - FITZGERALD F. SCOTT: (1896-1940) American novelist whose works include The Great Gatsby (1925). A rare T.L.S., Scott Fitzgerald , one page, 4to, n.p. (California), 20 th October 1939, to [Isabel] Horton. Fitzgerald informs his landlady 'Things are still so very uncertain with me that I am sending you a check (no longer present) for $102.50 for the rent from October 19 to November 3 rd . If things have straightened up then, I would of course like to continue on here' and concludes 'Thank you for your kindness the other day. I was really rather at my wit's end' . Some very light, minor age toning and a few extremely light creases, about VG   Struggling financially amid the Great Depression, Fitzgerald had moved to California and embarked on an (unsuccessful) career as a screenwriter. Whilst in California he rented a home from Isabel Horton, the sister of actor Edward Everett Horton, in Encino. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer had terminated Fitzgerald's contract in early 1939 and whilst working as a freelance screenwriter he suffered an alcoholic relapse and his failure in Hollywood pushed him to return to drinking, consuming nearly forty beers a day in 1939.