Fitzgerald fans

I hope this is an Introduction; I'm not used to online forums. In fact, I've never done one before!

Normally, I'm a musicologist who has published five books in the academic world. You can read three of them, on the composer Roger Sessions, for free at my website www.AndreaOlmstead.com. (These three had gone out of print and I wisely had snarfed up the copyright.)

I've read all of Fitzgerald and decided to use my research skills on him.
Naturally, there's a huge bibliography, but I made my way through most of Matthew J. Bruccoli's works on the author. Evidently, Bruccoli was a close friend of Scottie Fitzgerald Smith, the daughter. That must have been a great help in securing permissions and also directing the donation of her papers to one library.

As you all probably know, "The Great Gatsby" as yet another movie--this one stars Leonardo diCaprio as Gatsby--was due to be released by Christmas. For marketing reasons they moved it back to next summer! This eliminates the chances for the movie and actors to be nominated for Academy Awards in 2013.

Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to seeing it. Would love to see "Gatz" in NYC, too, if possible. The reading of the entire novel in one day.

Is there any other Fitzgerald news I should know of?

A lovely introduction, but it's missing a 'hello' or a 'hi.'

So hi.

This is a pretty big forum, so there are little sections of it devoted to specific authors- for concentrated discussion of those authors and their works. Here's a link to the Scott Fitzgerald subsection, for your convenience:

http://www.online-literature.com/for...play.php?f=137

Welcome. Have fun. No real scholarship or especially significant discussion goes on here. But's it's a fine place to shoot the breeze.







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Originally Posted by Andrea Olmstead

I hope this is an Introduction; I'm not used to online forums. In fact, I've never done one before!

Normally, I'm a musicologist who has published five books in the academic world. You can read three of them, on the composer Roger Sessions, for free at my website www.AndreaOlmstead.com. (These three had gone out of print and I wisely had snarfed up the copyright.)

I've read all of Fitzgerald and decided to use my research skills on him.
Naturally, there's a huge bibliography, but I made my way through most of Matthew J. Bruccoli's works on the author. Evidently, Bruccoli was a close friend of Scottie Fitzgerald Smith, the daughter. That must have been a great help in securing permissions and also directing the donation of her papers to one library.

As you all probably know, "The Great Gatsby" as yet another movie--this one stars Leonardo diCaprio as Gatsby--was due to be released by Christmas. For marketing reasons they moved it back to next summer! This eliminates the chances for the movie and actors to be nominated for Academy Awards in 2013.

Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to seeing it. Would love to see "Gatz" in NYC, too, if possible. The reading of the entire novel in one day.

Is there any other Fitzgerald news I should know of?

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Hi. I also love Fitzgerald and he is my favorite. I am skeptical that a movie can successfully depict the relationship between Gatsby and Nick. So much is seen through Nick's eyes and due to his narration tbere is so much that can't be depicted through dialogue. I don't want to see my favorite book ruined!
Welcome to the forum.