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May 10, 2013 · She was F. Scott Fitzgerald's first love. And she was reportedly the woman who served as the principal inspiration for Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," the celebrated novel hitting the big screen via a long-awaited Baz Luhrmann adaptation Friday. Meet Ginevra King.
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....
Ginevra King was a leader of the younger set’s social whirl with her friends, the “Big Four” debutantes: Courtney Letts, Edith Cummings and Peg Carry. Summer days were filled with golf or tennis at Onwentsia, luncheon with friends, a drive or ride through the countryside, and dinner dances, though the specter of war in 1916 granted added ...
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.
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...
Ginevra King was model for 'Gatsby' character and others. PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Princeton University Library has acquired a rich collection of documents that reveal previously unknown details about American author F. Scott Fitzgerald and his first love, Ginevra King.
Aug 13, 2023 · Ginevra King was F. Scott Fitzgerald's version of Daisy Buchanan. Warner Bros. So who was Ginevra King? She was a major Chicago socialite who ultimately married an heir to the Texaco oil...
