Francis Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) came to New York in the Roaring Twenties to live his dream and, together with his wife Zelda, soon became one of the city's most sought-after celebrities. His novels "The Beautiful and the Damned" (1922) and "The Great Gatsby" (1925), set in the luxurious world of the American moneyed aristocracy, became instant bestsellers. In 1937, the author moved to Los Angeles and worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood.