Matthew Bruccoli
Sad news from South Carolina. Matthew Bruccoli, the world’s foremost expert on F. Scott Fitzgerald, died this week at the age of 76. He worked at the University of South Carolina and wrote or edited more than 50 books about Fitzgerald or Ernest Hemingway.
The State newspaper has an obituary.
His Fitzgerald biography is considered the standard. He and his 74-year-old wife, Arlyn, who helped him amend Thomas Wolfe’s manuscripts, were avid collectors. They accumulated numerous collections of books, manuscripts, letters and other materials by and about writers including Fitzgerald.
The Matthew J. & Arlyn Bruccoli Collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald (at University of South Carolina) contains more than 3,000 books and periodical publications by and about the author, more than 100 letters of his, and copies of his screenplays.
