Today is the 119th birthday of the writer Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald. It should come as no surprise that I enjoy his work, his narratives and
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Happy 119th Birthday F. Scott Fitzgerald
Show me a hero and I’ll write you a tragedy. Today is the 119th birthday of F. Scott Fitzgerald, born Francis Scott Fitzgerald in St. Paul,
Happy 115th Birthday Zelda Fitzgerald
Today is the 115th birthday of writer and socialite Zelda Fitzgerald, born Zelda Sayre in Montgomery, Alabama (1900). She was named after the fictional gypsy heroine
Rear View Mirror – My Week In Review
First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you. ― F. Scott Fitzgerald It has been a long
Banned Books That Shaped America: The Great Gatsby
The Library of Congress created an exhibit, “Books that Shaped America,” that explores books that “have had a profound effect on American life.” Many of
Happy Birthday Sara Sherman Wiborg Murphy
Today is the 131st birthday of Sara Sherman Wiborg Murphy, one half of the amazing Jazz Age Lost Generation couple. I think that I first ‘discovered’
Happy Birthday F. Scott Fitzgerald
Today is the 118th birthday of Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald. NAME: F. Scott Fitzgerald OCCUPATION: Author BIRTH DATE: September 24, 1896 DEATH DATE: December 21,
Happy Birthday Zelda Fitzgerald
Today is the birthday of writer and socialite Zelda Fitzgerald, born Zelda Sayre in Montgomery, Alabama (1900). She was named after the fictional gypsy heroine in Zelda’s
The Great Gatsby
Once, I went to a reading of the entire The Great Gatsby. It took about eight hours and at least a half dozen people to
Happy Birthday Sara Sherman Wiborg Murphy
Tomorrow is the 140th birthday of Sara Sherman Wiborg Murphy, one half of the amazing Jazz Age Lost Generation couple. I think that I first
Happy Birthday F. Scott Fitzgerald – Style Icon
Show me a hero and I’ll write you a tragedy. Today is the 117th birthday of F. Scott Fitzgerald, born Francis Scott Fitzgerald in St.
Rear View Mirror – My Week In Review
I decided to use the paintings of Gerald Murphy this weekend. His painting “Wasp and Pear” was the inspiration for my Tumblr page, I loved
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