Exactly a century ago this year, one of the most transcendent novels in American literature was published, The Great Gatsby, a work by Francis Scott Fitzgerald. The life of this legend of Yankee literature was short, and unfortunately, the novel's success came after his death. Also after his death, a film based on the last (and unfinished) novel he wrote was released, The last tycoonThe plot revolved around a film producer who was, in reality, a reflection of Irving Thalberg, a star from Hollywood's golden age, who was also short-lived like Scott Fitzgerald himself.