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FITZGERALD F. SCOTT: (1896-1940) American novelist whose works include The Great Gatsby (1925). A rare D.S., F Scott Fitzgerald, one page, 4to, Hollywood, California, 13th April 1939. The typed document is issued by Paramount Pictures Inc. and relates to Fitzgerald's proposed services 'as a writer in connection with the screenplay of the motion picture photoplay tentatively entitled Air Raid for the period commencing March 27, 1939 and ending April 12, 1939, both dates inclusive, for a total compensation of One Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($1200)' and that Fitzgerald acknowledges receipt of the payment. A light black ink cross runs through the text and one thin line runs through the centre of the signature, both most likely applied by Fitzgerald himself and certainly in the same ink as the signature. A few very light, minor creases, otherwise VG
The present contract, drawn up six weeks after Fitzgerald was hired by Paramount, refers to the rewrites he was initially asked to complete, and above all confirms that the finished product was delivered.
