The Tragic Truth About F. Scott And Zelda Fitzgerald

F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald are two of the most iconic artists of the roaring '20s. Beneath the glamor, however, the story of these two novelists is tinged with tragedy. This is the heartbreaking story of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald.

F. Scott Fitzgerald met Zelda Sayre in 1918, when he was 22 and she was just 18 years old. He was in the army, and she was the wild child of a local judge — and it was pretty much love at first sight. They began writing letters to each other immediately, and the only person who had any doubt that this was the beginning of a great romance was Zelda's mother, who insisted on giving her daughter newspaper clippings about failed writers.

As Scott settled into New York to write, Zelda quickly became his main source of inspiration. He explicitly based several of his earliest characters on Zelda — most notably Rosalind in his first novel, This Side of Paradise, and Nicole in Tender is the Night. In fact, Zelda and his relationship with her increasingly became the focus of Scott's writing. Tender is the Night in particular is a fictionalized account of his marriage to Zelda, their promising beginnings, and their gradual descent into obscurity.

But Zelda wasn't just inspiration for Scott; she was also a key factor in his success as an author. She used her celebrity status to promote her husband's work, writing cheeky, humorous reviews, giving interviews, and generally singing his praises.

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Living it large | 1:10
Cheating hearts | 1:58
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Death of an icon | 3:27
The fire | 4:10

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