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F. Scott Fitzgerald

Official script for Fitzgerald's last film

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Official script for Fitzgerald's last film

Script for the motion picture Life Begins at Eight-Thirty, 84 pages, 9.25 x 11.5, July 11, 1942, with blue revision pages dated July 18, 1942. Bound in blue Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation wrappers, marked "Final." The screenplay is by Nunnally Johnson, based on a play by Emlyn Williams; Fitzgerald is uncredited. In fine condition, with handling wear and staining to the covers; interior pages are all clean. Accompanied by a custom-made clamshell case. Starring Monty Woolley, Ida Lupino, and Cornel Wilde, Life Begins at Eight-Thirty was released in 1942. The movie centers around the relationship between an aging, alcoholic actor and his disabled but devoted daughter. It was Fitzgerald's final screenwriting assignment prior to his death in 1940, though the extent of his contribution to the completed film is not known.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: August
  • Dates: #527 - Ended May 09, 2018