Death of F. Scott Fitzgerald

     Fitzgerald had been an alcoholic since he was very young. He had became notorious during the 1920s for his heavy drinking which caused him to have bad health by the late 1930s. He claimed to have contracted tuberculosis but his biographer says it was just to cover his drinking problem. However he indeed did have tuberculosis and suffered a mild attack of tuberculosis in 1919 and in 1929 it was clear that he had a tubercular hemorrhage. Fitzgerald suffered two heart attacks in the 1940s. His doctor ordered him to avoid strenuous exertion. He moved in with Sheilah Graham who lived in Hollywood. One day while he was eating, Ms. Graham saw him jump from his chair, grab the mantelpiece, and fall to the floor. Fitzgerald had been the victim of a big heart attack.