The Last Tycoon (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
- First Published: 1941
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: 1930’s
- Setting: Hollywood
- Principal Characters: Monroe Stahr, Kathleen Moore, Pat Brady, Cecilia Brady
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Social action, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Power, personal or social, Communism or communists, Murder or homicide, 1930’s, California, West, U.S., Gangsters, Organized crime, Disasters, Earthquakes, Hollywood, Natural disasters, Filmmaking or filmmakers, Unions or unionism
- Locales: Hollywood, CA, Santa Monica, CA
The Story:
Cecilia Brady was flying to California for a summer vacation from college. On the plane she met Wylie White, an alcoholic screenwriter, and Schwartz, a ruined producer. Monroe Stahr, the partner of Cecilia’s father, was also aboard, though traveling as Mr. Smith. When the plane was grounded at Nashville, Schwartz sent a note to Stahr, warning him about Pat Brady, Cecilia’s father. When the plane took off again, Schwartz stayed behind and committed suicide.
Stahr had been the boy wonder of the film industry. He had been in charge of the studio in his...
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