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Picture of F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, by David Silvette, 1935; twentieth century American Literature


 
March 19, 1924
F. Scott Fitzgerald   (1896 - 1940)
 
Not So Great Gatsby Titles
 
by Steve King

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On this day in 1924, feeling that he had finally found the ideal title for his new novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald enthusiastically wired his editor, Max Perkins, that he was "CRAZY ABOUT TITLE UNDER THE RED WHITE AND BLUE...." Already abandoned titles had included "The High Bouncing Lover," "Among the Ash Heaps," and most recently, "Trimalchio." Not as crazy as her husband about these, Zelda (and Perkins) eventually talked him into The Great Gatsby. ...   FULL STORY »Luminary Graphics, Inc.
 
 
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