Film of Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Doomed Golden Couple

Who didn't read F Scott Fitzgerald's 'A Diamond as Big as the Ritz' or 'The Great Gatsby' at uni?

Not in for any Eng Lit course but for the sheer Jazz Age excess expressed in the stories. And of course for the delicious writing - like creme brulee.

Curiously though and when I think back, I had absolutely no mental image of either the writer or his wife.

Apart from photographs, I was stunned to find so much film footage!

So, Zelda as a young woman and walking about rather saucily and hip-swinging in a garden.

A little older and playing gaily about in a street.

The couple with daughter Frances and in a garden.

On the Riviera ...

And in a cafe.

And finally, F Scott Fitzgerald working on 'The Great Gatsby'.

Happily, my visual memory bank of the gilded and alcoholic couple is now full to overflowing!

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Zelda Fitzgerald
• The Great Gatsby
• American writer
• A Diamond as Big as the Ritz
• Jazz Age

[balletnut]

Hi Nick,

Yes, those three words are great. I would only add compulsion neurosis to them-because unfortunately for her she did go downhill.

Cheers.

[nickwallacesmith]

hi balletnut - i think we've now come up with the ideal five - i dare anyone to add one more! cheers

[balletnut]

Hi,

'Feisty' is a polite word for this lady!! (I think 'lady' is the wrong word too!)

[nickwallacesmith]

hi balletnut - yes, i agree on both counts - what do you think of 'driven', 'hedonistic' and 'compulsive'? best, nick

[Deb545]

Love this! Thanks for sharing! Especially love the live footage of Scott writing. Kind of made me teary-eyed! lol

[nickwallacesmith]

hi Deb545 - great you like it too - i grew up rading fitzgerald at uni and have always had a soft spot for his writing - like 'The Diamond as Big as the Ritz' (1922) for its pure fantasy. cheers!

[ourDC888]

Beautiful , thank you!

[nickwallacesmith]

@sunshinethetyrant - glad you liked the video - the music is The Charleston. cheers

[sunshinethetyrant]

loved the video.

what's the song?

[thelonelyslayer]

All of that footage was from A&E's documentary on F. Scott Fitzgerald.