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Fitzgerald, F(rancis) Scott (Key) 1896-1940.

American writer who epitomized the Jazz Age. His novels include The Great Gatsby (1925) and Tender Is the Night (1934).

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

photographed in the 1920s

Fitz·Ger·ald

(fĭts-jĕrəld), Edward 1809-1883.

British poet and noted translator of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (1859).

Fitz·ger·ald

(fĭts-jĕrəld), Ella Jane 1917-1996.

American jazz singer known for her scat singing and for her expressive interpretation of lyrics. In the 1950s and 1960s she released an acclaimed series of records devoted to the work of important American songwriters.

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Ella Fitzgerald

photographed in the 1950s

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