F. Scott Fitzgerald - Wikipedia
WEBFrancis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. He is best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age —a term he popularized in his short story collection Tales of the Jazz Age.
F. Scott Fitzgerald | Biography, Education, Books, & Facts
WEBMay 7, 2024 · F. Scott Fitzgerald (born September 24, 1896, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.—died December 21, 1940, Hollywood, California) was an American short-story writer and novelist famous for his depictions of the Jazz Age (the 1920s), his most brilliant novel being The Great Gatsby (1925).
F. Scott Fitzgerald - Quotes, Books & Facts - Biography
WEBApr 3, 2014 · (1896-1940) Who Was F. Scott Fitzgerald? F. Scott Fitzgerald was a short story writer and novelist considered one of the pre-eminent authors in the history of American literature due...
F. Scott Fitzgerald - Books, Biography & Zelda - HISTORY
WEBJun 1, 2010 · F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was an American writer, whose books helped defined the Jazz Age. He is best known for his novel "The Great Gatsby" (1925), considered a masterpiece. He was...
F. Scott Fitzgerald – F. Scott Fitzgerald Society
WEBBest known for The Great Gatsby (1925) and Tender Is the Night (1934)—two keystones of modernist fiction—Francis Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was the poet laureate of the “Jazz Age,” a term he popularized to convey the post-World War I era’s newfound prosperity, consumerism, and shifting sexual mores.
F. Scott Fitzgerald | Biography and Career Timeline - PBS
WEBAug 31, 2005 · Get to know phenomenal writer, F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the most prominent American writers in the 20th-century.
Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald - ThoughtCo
WEBAug 2, 2019 · F. Scott Fitzgerald, born Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American author whose works became synonymous with the Jazz Age. He moved in the major artistic circles of his day but failed to garner widespread critical acclaim until after his death at the age of 44.
F. Scott Fitzgerald Biography, Works, and Quotes | SparkNotes
WEBFrancis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896, and named after his ancestor Francis Scott Key, the writer of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Fitzgerald was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. Though an intelligent child, he did poorly in school and was sent to a New Jersey boarding school in 1911.
10 surprising facts about F. Scott Fitzgerald - PBS
WEBNov 14, 2023 · Best known as the author of “The Great Gatsby,” F. Scott Fitzgerald’s stories capture the allure and tempestuousness of “the jazz age.” Though he struggled throughout his career,...
Fitzgerald, F. Scott | Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature
WEBNorth American Literatures. The quick rise to fame in the 1920s and the sad, slow fall into drunkenness have often overshadowed F. Scott Fitzgerald's remarkable literary achievements. By age thirty he had written three novels, three volumes of short stories, and a play to become the leading writer of his generation.
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