As someone deeply in love with a long-standing, epigenetic alcoholic, I appreciate your tenderness with this great writer. Thank you for this fine bio.
When I was in my twenties, I read all of FSF's fiction, and I've read "Gatsby" many times through the years. I've always considered him a very talented writer. Recently, watching an interview, I was surprised to hear William Styron say Scott was his favorite novelist. This doc now joins two others on RUclips, "Winter Dreams" and "Sincerely, F. Scott Fitzgerald," narrated by Jay McInerney. All are worth a look. Thanks, Paul. Best of luck with your novel.
I'm in the same boat and it's a good boat to be in. I've read almost all his fiction and he's my favorite novelist. Apparently Styron won the first Fitzgerald Award at a literary festival they hold every year in Rockville, MD. I rewatch "Winter Dreams" once a year. Great docs. Thanks about my novel, John. I'm actually making it evenly patterned like Fitzgerald did Gatsby and intended for Last Tycoon. 🍸✍
"Sincerely F Scott Fitzgerald" is fantastic. Not a classic bio, but McInerney gives a deeper look into the man and his letters - especially with his daughter Scottie. Very well done.
nice work. one thing: you must learn how to mute the background audio on the video clips that you are inserting into your productions--often such audio is too loud in the mix and is making it difficult to hear/understand your narration. otherwise, keep up the good work!
No mention of Scott's sister, Anabelle. We never hear anything about her. Mary McQuillan's looks are better appreciated in our time than in her own. Grace Coolidge was the same way.
Perhaps, but there is hard evidence that FSF stole the life experiences, personal letters, and storylines of Zelda, and claimed them as his own in his novels. Sorry. 🇨🇦
For an author who is very enamoured by and concerned with beauty and aesthetic it is relatively relevant I guess. What is your criteria of relevance on his life then?
I play piano, Gee, all I could say is : Yours Sincerely . Fitzgerald Scott F a man of Destiny and Forever a Genius, unfortunately I am not a genius ! I'm just not very brilliant. I never have been, Ido things aesthetic and other because I just fill time.
Higher education in the US is very different to how it's done in the UK. Sports are extremely important, especially (American) football. You can be a complete dunderhead and if you're good enough at football, you can emerge after your 4 years far wealthier than you went in, and without having learned a damn thing. Your exams will be taken for you and you will get good grades, and you'll be held in high esteem by everyone from the rawest freshman to the Dean himself. For more on this see a documentary called Forrest Gump. There's quite a large grain of truth in it.
So this did not tell me shit about Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald!! Please people please go to another site! It’s just so more informative they were so eccentric eclectic geniuses and they were insane but that would make this great and made them great what’s the biographies so beautiful and tragic all in the same time 🙏
Okay overview of Fitzgerald, not the best. They got his birth date wrong and Zelda’s last name was Sayre, not Sale. Fitzgerald is absolutely worth reading. His writing is like champagne versus the beer of everybody else. Beautiful ringing crystal versus dull glass. I read a lot, especially classic literature, and Fitzgerald’s prose is absolutely the best. Glorious. If angels could write they would write like Fitzgerald.
Yeah, it was so awful you watched the whole thing. Yk, the content is free, someone took the time to download it and there’s a whole world of choices so go look for one that meets your supercilious standards. Move on.
Period pics and video of what we were shown may not exist. You do realize that "Write Like" did not produce this video. He selected it and others and offers it to us for free.
“She was not very pretty”? What a bizarre, irrelevant factoid. Like commenting on her choice of hats, this says more of the maker of this video than the woman. What does this have to do with anything?
You missed the point. This is not his personal judgement on her beauty. Back in the day she was just not considered pretty but she was "good enough" to marry because she was well-tempered. This notion of beauty/money/temper is described a lot in classic novels.
@@antidelusionalpeeps - This comment was made by the narrator. If it was relevant to this story, I must’ve missed it. See my point: If he had made a comment on the size of her breasts it could not have been more stupid.
As someone deeply in love with a long-standing, epigenetic alcoholic, I appreciate your tenderness with this great writer. Thank you for this fine bio.
Praying for you and your special someone Kara. It can’t be easy 🙏🏽❤️
I wish you well, I really do.
But, FSF was not a good husband -- his alcoholism caused him to be cruel to Zelda (and steal her work as his own). 🇨🇦
When I was in my twenties, I read all of FSF's fiction, and I've read "Gatsby" many times through the years. I've always considered him a very talented writer.
Recently, watching an interview, I was surprised to hear William Styron say Scott was his favorite novelist.
This doc now joins two others on RUclips, "Winter Dreams" and "Sincerely, F. Scott Fitzgerald," narrated by Jay McInerney.
All are worth a look.
Thanks, Paul.
Best of luck with your novel.
I'm in the same boat and it's a good boat to be in. I've read almost all his fiction and he's my favorite novelist.
Apparently Styron won the first Fitzgerald Award at a literary festival they hold every year in Rockville, MD.
I rewatch "Winter Dreams" once a year. Great docs. Thanks about my novel, John. I'm actually making it evenly patterned like Fitzgerald did Gatsby and intended for Last Tycoon.
🍸✍
"Sincerely F Scott Fitzgerald" is fantastic. Not a classic bio, but McInerney gives a deeper look into the man and his letters - especially with his daughter Scottie. Very well done.
I'm new to your channel, but am overjoyed that I found you. I'm not a writer. I'm a reader. Will start watching all your videos. Thank you.
That's okay, both are welcome, so welcome to the party! Enjoy the docs.
Yes me too. I am also glad I'm here now. Thanks for these!
What a pity the music is so loud in parts as to almost obliterate the narrative.
It's sad that many celebrities wih problems like Fitzgerald get recognitions after theirs death. Love this documentary ❤️
nice work. one thing: you must learn how to mute the background audio on the video clips that you are inserting into your productions--often such audio is too loud in the mix and is making it difficult to hear/understand your narration. otherwise, keep up the good work!
At the beginning of this docu the narrative incorrectly says he was born in 1894. He was born in 1896.
Thank you. I've got 2 of his books. I shall read them. Tender is the night and The last Tycoon.💝
No mention of Scott's sister, Anabelle. We never hear anything about her. Mary McQuillan's looks are better appreciated in our time than in her own. Grace Coolidge was the same way.
An excellent overview of the life of one of the world's greatest writers.
Perhaps, but there is hard evidence that FSF stole the life experiences, personal letters, and storylines of Zelda, and claimed them as his own in his novels. Sorry. 🇨🇦
Please provide subtitles ..or captions....it's really helpful for net aspirants...
Good quality doc. And I'm a snob about such things.
Interesting documentary apart from the distracting background music
Malcolm Hossick: beautifully written narration
The Great Gatsby remains a classic the clothes made a comeback in the mid seventies 😇🙏🎉🎊
Unfortunately, Fitzgerald did not respect money, or cultivate gratitude for others.
And alcohol wrecked him.
background sounds like waves + ragtime music are drowning out narrator
Very informative. Thanks.
"Not very pretty?" Why is that relevant? I think she was very attractive.
His mother, I mean.
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For an author who is very enamoured by and concerned with beauty and aesthetic it is relatively relevant I guess. What is your criteria of relevance on his life then?
Not a word in this video about what made Fitzgerald the brilliant writer he was.
Definitely needed more of this for sure
I LOVE the music - it adds so much to the story ❤
I'm more interested in his father's story than the buildings they lived in.
Smfh😂
The buildings are part of the father and sons story: relating to social status and class, not architecture.
Lose the music! Speech alone is best. Do not need ragtime piano, nor surf, nor klaxons ruining an otherwise excellent presentation.
Didn’t bother me at all.
All the fighting and drinking could not possibly help Zelda
Born 1896 not 1894 . Facts matter .
I like the info ..the music not so much.
Member of crazy years together both with E.Hemingway¡¡Nice couple¡¡
I see the house in ST PAUL all the time. I love the area.
I play piano, Gee, all I could say is : Yours Sincerely . Fitzgerald Scott F a man of Destiny and Forever a Genius, unfortunately I am not a genius ! I'm just not very brilliant. I never have been, Ido things aesthetic and other because I just fill time.
Zelda has her own show on Amazon Prime now
It is really good but sadly there won’t be a second season though there needs to be
at 2 minutes in: The Star Spangled Banner, "one of the great patriotic tunes of the United States" LOL
Higher education in the US is very different to how it's done in the UK. Sports are extremely important, especially (American) football. You can be a complete dunderhead and if you're good enough at football, you can emerge after your 4 years far wealthier than you went in, and without having learned a damn thing. Your exams will be taken for you and you will get good grades, and you'll be held in high esteem by everyone from the rawest freshman to the Dean himself. For more on this see a documentary called Forrest Gump. There's quite a large grain of truth in it.
Surprisingly lengthy time spent on his Minnesota days and not enough on his Paris days. Why?
Cause Minnesota good
Wasn't Fitzgerald's dad an alcoholic?
Do we know why the father couldn’t hold a job?
So this did not tell me shit about Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald!! Please people please go to another site! It’s just so more informative they were so eccentric eclectic geniuses and they were insane but that would make this great and made them great what’s the biographies so beautiful and tragic all in the same time 🙏
There is a biography out on them that absolutely savages them. It seems to be well researched. I won't name it because it is not nice.
Okay overview of Fitzgerald, not the best. They got his birth date wrong and Zelda’s last name was Sayre, not Sale. Fitzgerald is absolutely worth reading. His writing is like champagne versus the beer of everybody else. Beautiful ringing crystal versus dull glass. I read a lot, especially classic literature, and Fitzgerald’s prose is absolutely the best. Glorious. If angels could write they would write like Fitzgerald.
Why would they say that about Scott Fitzgerald?
Yes,get rid of music. Just because people back then had to hear it is no reason we have to!
This documentary seems down on F Scott Fitzgerald. "He was lucky enough to make a friends with fine minds." I doubt it was lucky.
Good biography of writer Fitzgerald. But actually reading books about his life, by his daughter Scotty would tell more about his ,lifee
Why shit talk Saint Paul and his mother?
Very good biography but way too much ragtime music. Ragtime had pretty much given way to jazz by 1920.
he looks just like that actor in gatspy.. ironic..
Very superficial commentary. ~ Contemporary visuals > why? You just want the color instead of the real atmosphere. ~ Lousy, really.
Yeah, it was so awful you watched the whole thing. Yk, the content is free, someone took the time to download it and there’s a whole world of choices so go look for one that meets your supercilious standards.
Move on.
Period pics and video of what we were shown may not exist. You do realize that "Write Like" did not produce this video. He selected it and others and offers it to us for free.
Have a bully day. 🍻
You too, cheers 🍸
He & share the same birthday
“She was not very pretty”? What a bizarre, irrelevant factoid. Like commenting on her choice of hats, this says more of the maker of this video than the woman. What does this have to do with anything?
You missed the point. This is not his personal judgement on her beauty. Back in the day she was just not considered pretty but she was "good enough" to marry because she was well-tempered. This notion of beauty/money/temper is described a lot in classic novels.
@@antidelusionalpeeps - This comment was made by the narrator. If it was relevant to this story, I must’ve missed it. See my point: If he had made a comment on the size of her breasts it could not have been more stupid.
Mind over being.
'being and becoming'
Absolutely unwatchable due to the annoying and unnecessary ragtime piano music.
I can't listen anymore about this fraud FSF ... 🇨🇦
😂 Captions: His witted grandmother instead of widowed. (Not too witty 😮)
Catholicism has been the ruination of so many lives.