Conversation so far:
What was the screenplay The Great Ziegfeld about?
The screenplay by William Anthony McGuire was a novelty to many audiences who were familiar with the theatrical Broadway shows of the follies.
What were the differences with the The Great Ziegfeld screenplay and real life?
The script, although fictionalized with embellishments needed for the motion picture, did show some accuracies in the life of Ziegfeld.
Was the The Great Ziegfeld screenplay successful?
Frank S. Nugent of The New York Times said of the script that the three-hour film narrative is fragmentary and, in some places, confused.
Are there any other interesting aspects of the The Great Ziegfeld article?
Although it has some accuracies, The Great Ziegfeld takes many key liberties with Ziegfeld's life and the history of the Follies, resulting in many inaccuracies.

Question: How did he die?
Self-contained rewrite: How did The Great Ziegfeld die?