Meghan and Harry are latest interlopers to fail in Hollywood

What everyone seems to agree on is that Harry and Meghan are but the latest in a long line of ballyhooed outsiders who tempted fate coming to Hollywood thinking they could crack the creative code in a town where no one, famously, knows anything..

Scott Fitzgerald became one of the most famous writers in the world. Despite toiling on numerous rewrites, he ended up with just one credit to his name and died of a heart attack three years later.

What Happened

Despite having previous success as a producer, Hughes’ chaotic management style ultimately resulted in RKO’s decline, and he sold the studio a mere seven years later. Other ill-fated business plays brought to our attention included Edgar Bronfman Jr.’s purchase of MCA Inc.

• After he published “This Side of Paradise” in 1920 F.

• But 17 years later — and at that point battling alcoholism and bankruptcy — Fitzgerald went to work in Hollywood to pay off his debts where he was welcomed with a lucrative $1,000-a-week contract.

• In 1948, the engineer, business magnate and one of the world’s richest men, Howard Hughes, bought a controlling interest in RKO Pictures.

Key Details

More recently, readers noted the rush by certain companies to sign prominent Democratic political figures like Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, who launched their own independent production company, HiddenLight, in 2020 and so far have just a handful of credits and a negligible.

• Australian billionaire James Packer, who co-founded RatPac Entertainment in 2013 alongside director Brett Ratner, was also mentioned as a case study in a figure who ultimately rolled through town with massive ambitions — bankrolling.

• But he sold his stake in the company in 2017.

• That ended in ignominy when the Bronfman family lost billions due its sizable stake in Vivendi which cratered under massive debt.

What Reports Say

Coverage of the story so far points to:

• Continued reporting by Page Six as more details emerge