My favorite Saint Paul fella (in addition to my DH)! My husband always loves to walk through the park with me because I invariably stop to chat with F. Scott Fitzgerald to tell him how much I enjoyed teaching his books! Or how much my students loved The Great Gatsby. Or how much my husband loved writng his college senior thesis on This Side of Paradise. Since 2006 I have posted many photos relating to Fitzgerald. To see the house where he was born, look here.
Love that first image. Oh so dapper.
ReplyDeleteAnd such a handsome fella, too. By the way, what did the letter "F" stand for?
ReplyDelete(I got through college without reading very much of F. Scott...)
Such a talented, tragic person.
ReplyDeleteI think your husband should have shot a photo of you talking to the statue. :-) Hope you have a wonderful Sunday.
ReplyDeleteWhat a handsome devil!
ReplyDeleteLove Fitzy! Wonderful portrait of this man here.
ReplyDeleteFor Jacob re.F. Scott: Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, to an Irish upper middle class Roman Catholic family, Fitzgerald was named after his famous second cousin, three times removed, Francis Scott Key, but was referred to as "Scott". He was also named after his deceased sister Louise Scott, one of two sisters who died shortly before his birth. (From Wiki.)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kate. I feel rather dumb, 'cause I surely could have looked all that up myself! Duh!
ReplyDeleteHave a great holiday!
I did the Paris tour of Hemingway "places" in Paris. This reminds me of my intention to make the same for F. Scott (often the same "places" actually)! :-)
ReplyDeleteRecognized him right away. Didn't remember he was from St. Paul. Tragically wasted talent.
ReplyDeleteNice photo. F. Scott and Zelda put St. Paul on the map. Along with Sinclair Lewis of course. The two of them were casual friends.
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