What happend to Fitzgerald by age 40?

By age 40, F. Scott Fitzgerald struggled with personal and professional challenges. His health declined due to Alcoholism, and he faced financial difficulties, compounded by the failure of his novels to achieve the same success as "The Great Gatsby." Despite his earlier fame, Fitzgerald was largely forgotten by the literary world, and he spent his later years attempting to revive his career while battling his demons. He died in 1940 at the age of 44, leaving behind a legacy that would only be fully recognized posthumously.