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The Shocking Double Murder That Influenced F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” Remains Unsolved a Century Later
In 1922, a New Jersey minister and a choir singer were found shot in a field. The scandal captivated the nation, but no one ...
The novelist ‘cancelled’ by Oprah: ‘I’m here to be the most divisive author alive’
James Frey’s startling addiction memoir made him a sensation – for the wrong reasons. Now he’s back, taking on F Scott ...
What Made William F. Buckley So Unusual
The author of a new biography talks about the conservative journalist’s life and legacy.
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USC’s ‘Gatsby’ collection makes American novel great again - The State
He wrote dozens of books about Fitzgerald and published what is still considered the definitive Fitzgerald biography titled “Some Sort of Epic Grandeur: The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald.” ...
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Meet the men most likely to have inspired 'The Great Gatsby'
In 1951, a blind 65-year-old man named Max Gerlach was listening to the radio when something jolted him to attention. A guest had come on who had just published a biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald ...
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Long Island mansions inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald and Great Gatsby - New York Post
The Gold Coast of Long Island both has and hasn’t changed since F. Scott Fitzgerald penned the great novel. ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Vultaggios built the home in the 1990s.
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The Great Gatsby Long Island locations: From Manhattan to the Hamptons – discovering F Scott Fitzgerald’s inspiration - The Independent
This is the town Fitzgerald once called home that inspired Jay Gatsby’s new-monied playground, West Egg, located across the glittering waters of Long Island Sound from Tom and Daisy Buchanan’s ...
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In 1925, Fitzgerald's 'Gatsby' was released to mixed reviews in St. Paul papers - Pioneer Press
F. Scott Fitzgerald fans across the globe are celebrating the centennial of “The Great Gatsby” this year. From Princeton University, Fitzgerald’s alma mater, to the French Riviera, where he ...
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The Truth About F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Drunken Brawl in Rome
One ill-fated night in December 1924, F. Scott Fitzgerald got into a drunken brawl that ended up in a Rome police station, where he punched an officer and was severely beaten by some others.
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How The Great Gatsby became a misunderstood American institution - Vox
As laid out by Matthew J. Bruccoli in the definitive Fitzgerald biography, Some Sort of Epic Grandeur, F. Scott Fitzgerald set out to fulfill his promise as one of the most promising novelists of ...
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John Dos Passos and Glenway Westcott Memorialize F. Scott Fitzgerald - The New Republic
F. Scott Fitzgerald, who died on December 21, occupied an extraordinary position in American life, both as a writer and because of the significance he came to have as a spokesman for the post-war ...
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100 years after ‘The Great Gatsby,’ remembering F. Scott Fitzgerald
A new book on F. Scott Fitzgerald sheds light on the author’s life and work 100 years post "Gatsby," as told by 23 ... A Composite Biography cover, F. Scott FItzgerald circa 1921 Credit: Scribner's.