F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams

He is one of the most important writers of the 20th century, and his classic novel The Great Gatsby currently sells 350,000 copies per year. Yet in 1940, the last year of his life, F. Scott Fitzgerald earned just $13.13 in royalties, and only eleven people came to his funeral. From St. Paul, Minnesota to the tip of Long Island to Paris - this riveting documentary about the man who wrote This Side of Paradise, Tender Is the Night, and The Last Tycoon takes viewers on a uniquely American journey. In his writing about the "beautiful people" of the early 20th century - flappers, tycoons, young cosmopolitans in love - Fitzgerald explored the "wasteland" that lay behind the glitter of the Jazz Age, describing in detail the tawdry values of the "lost generation" between the World Wars. American Masters® presents an unparalleled portrait of the literary icon, providing an in-depth look at the writer's life and work, his tortured marital relationship and his troubled friendships with fellow colleagues such as Ernest Hemingway.