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Associates of Gatsby. Dan Cody - a millionaire who befriended James Gatz, hired him to work on his yacht, and taught him how to be Jay Gatsby. Cody tried to leave Gatsby his fortune, but Cody's wife managed to claim the inheritance. Ewing Klipspringer - one of Gatsby's party guests who ends up living in Gatsby's mansion full-time.
- Margo Martindale's role call. Margo Martindale has won multiple Emmys and gone from America's favorite what's-her-name to a bona fide beloved star. Ahead of the release of her 2016 film The Hollars, EW sat down with the Texas-accented, infectiously upbeat actress to talk about 10 of her best roles.
- Lorenzo's Oil (1992) Martindale played a grieving mother in this affecting drama by director George Miller. It was her first of three movies costarring Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking and Twilight — no, not that one — followed), but didn't propel Martindale's career in the way she'd hoped.
- Nobody's Fool (1994) "You're either my favorite little sister," director Robert Benton told Martindale, "or my favorite older daughter." He cast her as a small-town bartender who wisecracks with Paul Newman in this effervescent comedy.
- Million Dollar Baby (2004) Martindale had auditioned for multiple Clint Eastwood films before getting hired to play the cruel mother of Hilary Swank's Maggie in this Best Picture Oscar winner.
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Tom Buchanan. A former football player and Yale graduate who marries Daisy Buchanan. The oldest son of an extremely wealthy and successful "old money" family, Tom has a veneer of gentlemanly manners that barely veils a self-centered, sexist, racist, violent ogre of a man beneath.
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- Meyer Wolfsheim
The novel’s narrator, Nick is a young man from Minnesota who, after being educated at Yale and fighting in World War I, goes to New York City to learn the bond business. Honest, tolerant, and inclined to reserve judgment, Nick often serves as a confidant for those with troubling secrets. After moving to West Egg, a fictional area of Long Island tha...
The title character and protagonist of the novel, Gatsby is a fabulously wealthy young man living in a Gothic mansion in West Egg. He is famous for the lavish parties he throws every Saturday night, but no one knows where he comes from, what he does, or how he made his fortune. As the novel progresses, Nick learns that Gatsby was born James Gatz on...
Nick’s cousin, and the woman Gatsby loves. As a young woman in Louisville before the war, Daisy was courted by a number of officers, including Gatsby. She fell in love with Gatsby and promised to wait for him. However, Daisy harbors a deep need to be loved, and when a wealthy, powerful young man named Tom Buchanan asked her to marry him, Daisy deci...
Daisy’s immensely wealthy husband, once a member of Nick’s social club at Yale. Powerfully built and hailing from a socially solid old family, Tom is an arrogant, hypocritical bully. His social attitudes are laced with racism and sexism, and he never even considers trying to live up to the moral standard he demands from those around him. He has no ...
Daisy’s friend, a woman with whom Nick becomes romantically involved during the course of the novel. A competitive golfer, Jordan represents one of the “new women” of the 1920s—cynical, boyish, and self-centered. Jordan is beautiful, but also dishonest: she cheated in order to win her first golf tournament and continually bends the truth. Read an i...
Tom’s lover, whose lifeless husband George owns a run-down garage in the valley of ashes. Myrtle herself possesses a fierce vitality and desperately looks for a way to improve her situation. Unfortunately for her, she chooses Tom, who treats her as a mere object of his desire. Read an in-depth analysis of Myrtle Wilson.
Myrtle’s husband, the lifeless, exhausted owner of a run-down auto shop at the edge of the valley of ashes. George loves and idealizes Myrtle, and is devastated by her affair with Tom. George is consumed with grief when Myrtle is killed. George is comparable to Gatsby in that both are dreamers and both are ruined by their unrequited love for women ...
The eccentric, bespectacled drunk whom Nick meets at the first party he attends at Gatsby’s mansion. Nick finds Owl Eyes looking through Gatsby’s library, astonished that the books are real. Read an in-depth analysis of Owl Eyes.
The shallow freeloader who seems almost to live at Gatsby’s mansion, taking advantage of his host’s money. As soon as Gatsby dies, Klipspringer disappears—he does not attend the funeral, but he does call Nick about a pair of tennis shoes that he left at Gatsby’s mansion. Read an in-depth analysis of Klipspringer.
Gatsby’s friend, a prominent figure in organized crime. Before the events of the novel take place, Wolfsheim helped Gatsby to make his fortune bootlegging illegal liquor. His continued acquaintance with Gatsby suggests that Gatsby is still involved in illegal business. Read an in-depth analysis of Meyer Wolfsheim.
Feb 13, 2013 · When Martindale plays kind, she can give a look that will bring tears to your eyes. But when she plays mean, she plays mean. I love her honesty, am drawn to her sensitivity, and am continually wowed by her malice. Simply put: Margo Martindale is one of the finest character actors we have working today.
Jul 27, 2022 · Renowned character actor Margo Martindale has crafted a brilliant resume on both the big and small screen, dazzling audiences for over 30 years. The performer has worked with some of the best-of ...
Margo Martindale (born July 18, 1951) [1] is an American character actress who has appeared on television, film, and stage. [2] In 2011, she won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award for her recurring role as Mags Bennett on Justified. She was nominated for an Emmy Award four times for her recurring role as Claudia on ...
