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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ginevra_KingGinevra King - Wikipedia

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   Ginevra King Pirie (November 30, 1898 – December 13, 1980) was an American socialite and heiress. As one of the self-proclaimed "Big Four" debutantes of Chicago during World War I, King inspired many characters in the novels and short stories of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald; in particular, the character of Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby.

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3. www.chicagotribune.com › 2013/05/07 › revisitingRevisiting Ginevra King, the Lake Forest woman who inspired ...

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   May 7, 2013 · Learn how F. Scott Fitzgerald's rejection by Ginevra King, a Chicago debutante, shaped his novel 'The Great Gatsby' and his views on wealth and ambition. Explore the historical and literary connections between King, Fitzgerald and the 2013 movie adaptation.

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4. pr.princeton.edu › news › 03Documents tell more about Fitzgerald's first love

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   Princeton University Library has acquired a collection of documents that reveal the relationship between F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ginevra King, his high school sweetheart and inspiration for many characters. The letters and diary show how King was madly in love with Fitzgerald and how he used her voice and image in his fiction.

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6. www.nytimes.com › 2005/01/24 › booksMementos of a Real Romance That Fed Fitzgerald's Fiction

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   Jan 24, 2005 · By Janet Maslin. Jan. 24, 2005. 'The Perfect Hour' 'The Romance of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ginevra King, His First Love' By James L.W. West III Illustrated. 211 pages. Random House. $24.95....

7. www.thoughtco.com › what-inspired-the-great-gatsbyWhat Inspired 'The Great Gatsby'? - ThoughtCo

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   Sep 15, 2019 · Ginevra King was a wealthy debutante and socialite whom F. Scott Fitzgerald met and had an affair with in 1915. She may have influenced the character of Daisy Buchanan, Gatsby's elusive love interest, in his classic novel The Great Gatsby.

   • Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald

   • Publish Year: 1925

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   Why is Ginevra King in 'the Great Gatsby'?

   • “It’s ultimately what Fitzgerald was communicating and why Ginevra King is very much present in everything about ‘The Great Gatsby’: Just as Gatsby was rejected (by Daisy) and poor, Fitzgerald was rejected and poor, then re-created himself.”

   Revisiting Ginevra King, the Lake Forest woman who inspired ‘Gatsby’

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   Was Ginevra in love with Fitzgerald?

   • Later Ginevra told Arthur Mizener that Fitzgerald's deterioration made her ''heartsick as he had been behaving himself for some months.'' But Ginevra ''was never in love with Fitzgerald,'' said her daughter, Ginevra Mitchell Hunter. ''She enjoyed him and said he was very bright, very witty,'' Mrs. Hunter said.

   Love Notes Drenched In Moonlight; Hints of Future Novels In Letters to

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   Who is Miss Ginevra King married to?

   • Retrieved December 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Miss Ginevra King, whose marriage to Ensign William H. Mitchell will take place on Sept. 4, is spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. John J. Mitchell at Lake Geneva.... Miss King... spent the week end with Miss Edith Cummings in Lake Forest. Mizener, Arthur (April 24, 1960). "Gatsby, 35 Years Later".

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   Did Ginevra have a child?

   • Ginevra and her husband eventually settled in a large house built in the English country style in Lake Forest. In 1920 she wrote one last letter thanking him for a copy of his book ''This Side of Paradise'' and inviting him to visit her. Like Daisy in ''The Great Gatsby,'' she had had a child.

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9. www.nytimes.com › 2003/09/08 › booksLove Notes Drenched In Moonlight; Hints of Future Novels In ...

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   Sep 8, 2003 · Article on letters and diary of Chicago debutante Ginevra King, whom F Scott Fitzgerald met in 1915 when she was 16 and he was 19; letters, which Fitzgerald had typed and bound and which were...

10. exhibits.lflbhistory.org › stories › 25Ginevra King: Not Just Gatsby's Girl - exhibits.lflbhistory.org

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    Learn about the life and legacy of Ginevra King, a Lake Forest socialite who inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald's novels. See photos of her estate, her marriages, her charity work and her appearance in The Great Gatsby.