What an interesting article! I had no idea that the ASE books played such a big role in the resurgence of TGG, although it certainly makes sense. Somewhat related: I recently finished Stewart O'Nan's WEST OF SUNSET about Firzgerald's last days spent in debt, obscurity, and alcohol. Well worth reading.
I've heard some great stories about Fitzgerald's Hollywood days. I kind of like Sheilah Graham's version. Her son, Robert Westbrook (a mystery novelist), also wrote an account.
When I was a kid, with no idea who F. Scott Fitzgerald was, my mom was reading Sheilah Graham's BELOVED INFIDEL (I remember it having a very racy cover). Some years later, in junior high, we read "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" and my first thought was, "Wow--the guy who wrote this is the one Sheilah Graham was in love with!"
I even saw the movie. Of BELOVED INFIDEL, I mean, but I saw "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," too. It was shorter. The film, that is, but so was Bernice's hair at the end.
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What an interesting article! I had no idea that the ASE books played such a big role in the resurgence of TGG, although it certainly makes sense. Somewhat related: I recently finished Stewart O'Nan's WEST OF SUNSET about Firzgerald's last days spent in debt, obscurity, and alcohol. Well worth reading.
I've heard some great stories about Fitzgerald's Hollywood days. I kind of like Sheilah Graham's version. Her son, Robert Westbrook (a mystery novelist), also wrote an account.
When I was a kid, with no idea who F. Scott Fitzgerald was, my mom was reading Sheilah Graham's BELOVED INFIDEL (I remember it having a very racy cover). Some years later, in junior high, we read "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" and my first thought was, "Wow--the guy who wrote this is the one Sheilah Graham was in love with!"
I even saw the movie. Of BELOVED INFIDEL, I mean, but I saw "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," too. It was shorter. The film, that is, but so was Bernice's hair at the end.
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