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Zelda Fitzgerald

American writer

Zelda Fitzgerald

Born:July 24, 1900

Died:March 10, 1948

Age at death:47

Manner of death:Accidental Death

Cause of death:Conflagration

Zodiac Sign:Leo

Born in:Montgomery, United States

Residence:Paris, France

Buried in:United States

Languages:English

Signature

Zelda Fitzgerald Signature

Famous For

Books

Save Me the WaltzBits of ParadiseVěnujte mi valčíkPoslední valčík je můj

Awards

Alabama Women's Hall of Fame (1992)

Biography

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Photos

Zelda Fitzgerald

This is a digitally altered photograph of Zelda Fitzgerald which was extracted and cropped from a couple's 1923 portrait taken by Alfred Cheney Johnston. The couple's portrait was first published in Hearst's International, May 1923; see Princeton's F. Scott Fitzgerald Papers, 1897–1944 – "Tales of the Jazz Age, to All the Sad Young Men, 1922–1926" scrapbook, p. 37. High-resolution scan via Facebook.

Zelda Fitzgerald

Zelda Fitzgerald

Zelda Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda Sayre pictured on a road-trip in Motor magazine. In July 1920—immediately after marrying—Scott and Zelda decided to drive his 1918 Marmon automobile on a 1,200 mile road-trip southward to visit the Sayre family in Montgomery, Alabama. The trip was a disaster with numerous automotive mishaps. In 1922, Scott wrote a humorous narrative about their misadventures entitled "The Cruise of the Rolling Junk." Two years later, the story was serialized and published in three-parts by Motor magazine from February-April 1924. As the copyright for all photos in magazine articles published prior to 1926 has expired, this photo is verifiably in the public domain.

Zelda Fitzgerald

A digitally retouched version of pages 4 and 5 of the return passport for writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, his wife Zelda Fitzgerald, and their only child Frances "Scottie" Fitzgerald. This passport book was issued March 13, 1925. After spending many years abroad in Europe, the Fitzgeralds returned on September 25, 1931.

Zelda Fitzgerald

A digitally retouched version of pages 4 and 5 of the passport book for writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, his wife Zelda Fitzgerald, and their only child Frances "Scottie" Fitzgerald. This passport book was likely obtained circa Spring 1924 when the Fitzgeralds relocated from America to Europe during the latter half of Jazz Age. While abroad in Europe, Fitzgerald would compose his magnum opus The Great Gatsby based on his earlier love affair with socialite Ginevra King. Throughout their lives, Fitzgerald's continued obsession with King would strain his relationship with his wife Zelda.

Zelda Fitzgerald

A photograph of Zelda Sayre that was published in The Oracle: Senior Issue 1918 by Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery, Alabama. The photograph was accompanied by Zelda's poem outlining her carefree attitude towards life and indifference towards political matters: "Why should all life be work, when we all can borrow? Let's only think of today, and not worry about tomorrow!"

Zelda Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Fitzgerald in 1923. According to Fitzgerald biographer Arthur Mizener, this was a studio portrait of Scott and Zelda taken in 1921. Zelda referred to her makeup-heavy appearance as her 'Elizabeth Arden face'.

Zelda Fitzgerald

A sketch of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald by artist Gordan Bryant published in Metropolitan Magazine in June 1922. The sketch accompanied Zelda's critical essay, "Eulogy on the Flapper". A facsimile of the original article with the accompanying sketch appears on page 78 of The Romantic Egoists: A Pictorial Autobiography from the Scrapbooks and Albums of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald (2003) reprinted by the University of South Carolina Press. As the copyright for all photos in magazine articles published prior to 1926 has expired, this photo is verifiably in the public domain.

Zelda Fitzgerald

In Spring 1919, a youthful Zelda Sayre had photographs taken of herself while in costume which she then sent to writer F. Scott Fitzgerald in New York City. She wrote to him in a personal letter dated March 1919: "I'm glad you liked those [photos]—I wanted them to serve as maps of your property.... An old flame from the Stone Ages is calling to-night—He'll probably leave in disgust because I just must talk about you—I love you so, and I'm so lonesome."

Zelda Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda Sayre pictured on a road-trip in Motor magazine. In July 1920—immediately after marrying—Scott and Zelda decided to drive his 1918 Marmon automobile on a 1,200 mile road-trip southward to visit the Sayre family in Montgomery, Alabama. The trip was a disaster with numerous automotive mishaps. In 1922, Scott wrote a humorous narrative about their misadventures entitled "The Cruise of the Rolling Junk." Two years later, the story was serialized and published in three-parts by Motor magazine from February-April 1924. As the copyright for all photos in magazine articles published prior to 1926 has expired, this photo is verifiably in the public domain.

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