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pos: The Great Gatsby He forces the group to drive into New York City and confronts Gatsby in a suite at the Plaza Hotel, asserting that he and Daisy have a history that Gatsby could never understand. In addition to that, he announces to his wife that Gatsby is a criminal whose fortune comes from bootlegging alcohol and other illegal activities. Daisy decides to stay with Tom, and Tom contemptuously sends her back to East Egg with Gatsby, attempting to prove that Gatsby cannot hurt her. On the way back, Gatsby's car strikes and kills Tom's mistress, Myrtle. Nick later learns from Gatsby that

pos: The Great Gatsby He forces the group to drive into New York City and confronts Gatsby in a suite at the Plaza Hotel, asserting that he and Daisy have a history that Gatsby could never understand. In addition to that, he announces to his wife that Gatsby is a criminal whose fortune comes from bootlegging alcohol and other illegal activities. Daisy decides to stay with Tom, and Tom contemptuously sends her back to East Egg with Gatsby, attempting to prove that Gatsby cannot hurt her. On the way back, Gatsby's car strikes and kills Tom's mistress, Myrtle. Nick later learns from Gatsby that

neg: Zelda Fitzgerald it was a suicide attempt. Scott returned to writing, finishing "The Great Gatsby" in October. They attempted to celebrate with travel to Rome and Capri, but both were unhappy and unhealthy. When he received the proofs from his novel he fretted over the title: "Trimalchio in West Egg", just "Trimalchio" or "Gatsby," "Gold-hatted Gatsby," or "The High-bouncing Lover". It was Zelda who preferred "The Great Gatsby." It was also on this trip, while ill with colitis, that Zelda began painting. In April 1925, back in Paris, Scott met Ernest Hemingway, whose career he did much to promote. Hemingway and Scott

neg: The Great Gatsby Edmund Wilson, who was Fitzgerald's friend. In 1951, Arthur Mizener published "The Far Side of Paradise", a biography of Fitzgerald. He emphasized "The Great Gatsby"s positive reception by literary critics, which may have influenced public opinion and renewed interest in it. By 1960, the book was steadily selling 50,000 copies per year, and renewed interest led "The New York Times" editorialist Arthur Mizener to proclaim the novel "a classic of twentieth-century American fiction." "The Great Gatsby" has sold over 25 million copies worldwide as of 2013, annually sells an additional 500,000 copies, and is Scribner's most popular title; in 2013,

neg: The Great Gatsby (2013 film) an Oxford graduate and war hero from a wealthy Midwestern family. They go to a speakeasy, where Gatsby introduces Nick to his business partner, Meyer Wolfsheim. Jordan tells Nick how US Army Captain Gatsby started a relationship with Daisy in 1917, just before the US entered the war, and is still in love with her; he throws parties in the hope that Daisy might attend. Gatsby asks Nick to invite Daisy to tea. After an awkward reunion, Gatsby and Daisy begin an affair. Gatsby is dismayed when Daisy wants to run away with him, preferring that she get a proper

neg: The Great Gatsby everything he wanted, even as she led him toward everything he despised. In her book "Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of The Great Gatsby" (2013), Sarah Churchwell speculates that parts of the ending of "The Great Gatsby" were based on the Hall-Mills Case. Based on her forensic search for clues, she asserts that the two victims in the Hall-Mills murder case inspired the characters who were murdered in "The Great Gatsby". In the summer of 1922, Nick Caraway, a Yale graduate and veteran of the Great War from the Midwest—who serves as the novel's narrator—takes a job in

neg: The Great Gatsby (2013 film) The Great Gatsby (2013 film) The Great Gatsby is a 2013 romantic drama film based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel of the same name. The film was co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as the eponymous Jay Gatsby, with Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher and Elizabeth Debicki. Production began in 2011 and took place in Australia, with a $105 million net production budget. The film follows the life and times of billionaire Jay Gatsby (DiCaprio) and his neighbor Nick Carraway (Maguire), who recounts his encounter with Gatsby at the height of the

neg: The Great Gatsby (1949 film) about as long as this room. He opened it up and there must have been hundreds of suits, sport jackets, slacks and suits. He looked at me and said, "Not bad for an Okie kid, eh?" I got goose pimples because I remembered when Gatsby took Daisy to show her his mansion, he also showed her his wardrobe and said, "I've got a man in England who buys me clothes. He sends over a selection of things at the beginning of each season, spring and fall." I said to myself, "My God, he is the Great Gatsby!" And he was

neg: The Grey Gatsby Australia took the lead with a quarter of mile left to run, but The Grey Gatsby produced a sustained run on the outside to catch the Derby winner in the final strides and win by a neck. Commenting on the colt's late challenge Moore said "I was confident that I’d pass five of [the horses in front]. I just wasn’t quite so confident about the sixth (Australia)" whilst Ryan said; "He’s a great horse and it was a fantastic ride. Now the horse will get the credit that he deserves. He hasn’t had it yet". The Grey Gatsby was expected

neg: The Great Gatsby party and they meet Gatsby himself, an aloof and surprisingly young man who recognizes Nick because they were in the same division in the Great War. Through Jordan, Nick later learns that Gatsby knew Daisy through a purely chance meeting in 1917 when Daisy and her friends were doing volunteer service work with young officers headed to Europe. From their brief meetings and casual encounters at that time, Gatsby became (and still is) deeply in love with Daisy. Gatsby had hoped that his wild parties would attract an unsuspecting Daisy, who lived across the bay, to appear at his doorstep

neg: The Great Gatsby Sheridan in Montgomery, Alabama. There he met and fell in love with a wild 17-year-old beauty named Zelda Sayre. Zelda finally agreed to marry him, but her preference for wealth, fun, and leisure led her to delay their wedding until he could prove a success. Like Nick in "The Great Gatsby", Fitzgerald found this new lifestyle seductive and exciting, and, like Gatsby, he had always idolized the very rich. In many ways, "The Great Gatsby" represents Fitzgerald's attempt to confront his conflicted feelings about the Jazz Age. Like Gatsby, Fitzgerald was driven by his love for a woman who symbolized

neg: The Great Gatsby and allow him to present himself as a man of wealth and position. Having developed a budding friendship with Nick, Gatsby uses him to arrange a reunion between himself and Daisy. Nick invites Daisy to have tea at his house without telling her that Gatsby will also be there. After an initially awkward reunion, Gatsby and Daisy begin an affair over the summer. At a luncheon at the Buchanan estate, Daisy speaks to Gatsby with such undisguised intimacy that Tom realizes she is in love with Gatsby. Though Tom is himself an adulterer, he is outraged by his wife's infidelity.

neg: The Great Gatsby (1974 film) The Great Gatsby (1974 film) The Great Gatsby is a 1974 American romantic drama film based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel of the same name. It was directed by Jack Clayton and produced by David Merrick from a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola. The film stars Robert Redford in the title role of Jay Gatsby, along with Mia Farrow, Sam Waterston, Bruce Dern, Karen Black, Scott Wilson and Lois Chiles, with Howard Da Silva (who previously appeared in the 1949 version), Roberts Blossom and Edward Herrmann. The music content on the home entertainment and TV versions differ from the

neg: The Great Gatsby (2013 film) his affair with Daisy. Tom accuses Gatsby of having never attended Oxford and having made his fortune through bootlegging with mobsters. Daisy says she loves Gatsby but cannot bring herself to say she never loved Tom. Eventually, both Gatsby and Daisy leave. After fighting with George over her infidelity, Myrtle runs into the street and is fatally struck by Gatsby's car after mistaking it for Tom's. After learning about Myrtle's death, Tom tells George that the car belongs to Gatsby and that he suspects Gatsby was Myrtle's lover. Nick deduces Daisy was driving when the accident happened. Nick overhears Daisy

neg: The Great Gatsby of the Gatsby idea." After the birth of their only child, Frances Scott "Scottie" Fitzgerald, the Fitzgeralds moved to Great Neck, New York, on Long Island, in October 1922. The town was used as the scene of "The Great Gatsby". Fitzgerald's neighbors in Great Neck included such prominent and newly wealthy New Yorkers as writer Ring Lardner, actor Lew Fields, and comedian Ed Wynn. These figures were all considered to be "new money," unlike those who came from Manhasset Neck or Cow Neck Peninsula—places that were home to many of New York's wealthiest established families, and which sat across the

neg: Jay Gatsby the heart and soul of "The Great Gatsby". It's the classic story of the fresh start, the second chance." "Jay Gatsby... appears to be the quintessential American male hero. He is a powerful businessman with shady connections, drives a glamorous car... and pursues the beautiful, privileged Daisy," Michael Kimmel and Amy Aronson write. In the "Handbook of American Folklore", Richard Dorson sees Gatsby as a new American archetype who made a decision to transform himself after his first chance encounter with his mentor Dan Cody, who opens the door to riches in bootlegging. "The ragged youth who some months later

neg: The Great Gatsby (opera) The Great Gatsby (opera) The Great Gatsby is an opera in two acts written by American composer John Harbison. The libretto, also by Harbison, was adapted from the novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Additional popular song lyrics were by Murray Horwitz. The opera was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera in honor of music director James Levine's 25th anniversary with the company. "The Great Gatsby" had its premiere performance on December 20, 1999. Conducted by Levine, the cast included Jerry Hadley, Dawn Upshaw and Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. The stage production was by Mark Lamos. The opera has been

neg: The Great Gatsby the e-book alone sold 185,000 copies. Scribner's copyright is scheduled to expire in 2020, according to Maureen Corrigan's book about the making of the novel, "So We Read On". "The Great Gatsby" has resulted in a number of film and television adaptations: The New York Metropolitan Opera commissioned John Harbison to compose an operatic treatment of the novel to commemorate the 25th anniversary of James Levine's debut. The work, called "The Great Gatsby", premiered on December 20, 1999. The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of

neg: The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional towns of West Egg and East Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession with the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald's magnum opus, "The Great Gatsby" explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval, and excess, creating a portrait of the Roaring Twenties that has been described as

neg: The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film (also known as Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film The Great Gatsby) is the soundtrack album to the 2013 film "The Great Gatsby", an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel of the same name. Interscope Records released it on May 6, 2013. The album was produced by Baz Luhrmann and Anton Monsted, with Jay-Z serving as the album's executive producer. The soundtrack comprises fourteen songs, including new material and cover versions performed by various artists. It contains a mixture of genre, including hip hop, jazz,

neg: The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald expressed intense enthusiasm for the title "Under the Red, White and Blue", but it was at that stage too late to change. "The Great Gatsby" was published on April 10, 1925. Fitzgerald remarked that "the title is only fair, rather bad than good." Early drafts of the novel have been published under the title "Trimalchio: An Early Version of The Great Gatsby". A notable difference between the "Trimalchio" draft and "The Great Gatsby" is a less complete failure of Gatsby's dream in "Trimalchio". Another difference is that the argument between Tom Buchanan and Gatsby is more even, although Daisy

neg: The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film gave the album a similarly negative review, heavily criticizing the production by Jay-Z and referring to the album as "a commercial shotgun marriage that threatens to go awry, damaging the credibility of both the movie and the brands".<nowiki> He did praise the track "Young and Beautiful" and said, "If it were all this good, '</nowiki>"Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film: 'The Great Gatsby"<nowiki>' would be 4-stars. In the event, it's barely 1-star."</nowiki> Credits for "Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film The Great Gatsby" adapted from Allmusic. The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film

neg: The Great Gatsby pursued by Gatsby "is, in reality, a nightmare," bringing nothing but discontent and disillusionment to those who chase it as they realize that it is unsustainable and ultimately unattainable. In addition to exploring the trials and tribulations of achieving the great American dream during the Jazz Age, "The Great Gatsby" explores societal gender expectations as a theme, exemplifying in Daisy Buchanan's character the marginalization of women in the East Egg social class that Fitzgerald depicts. As an upper-class white woman living in East Egg during this time period, Daisy must adhere to certain societal expectations, including but certainly not limited

neg: The Great Gatsby Nick Gillespie sees "The Great Gatsby" as a story of the underlying permanence of class differences, even "in the face of a modern economy based not on status and inherited position but on innovation and an ability to meet ever-changing consumer needs." This interpretation asserts that "The Great Gatsby" captures the American experience because it is a story about change and those who resist it, whether the change comes in the form of a new wave of immigrants (Southern Europeans in the early 20th century, Latin Americans today), the nouveau riche, or successful minorities. Americans from the 1920s to the

neg: Nick Carraway and she and Nick have a brief romance. Another neighbor, Jay Gatsby, invites Nick to one of his legendary parties. Nick is immediately intrigued by the mysterious socialite, especially when Gatsby introduces him to the gangster Meyer Wolfsheim, who is rumored to have helped Gatsby make his fortune in the bootlegging business. Nick and Gatsby served together during the Great War. Gatsby takes a liking to Nick, and confesses to him that he has been in love with Daisy since before the war and that his extravagant lifestyle is just an attempt to impress her. He asks Nick for his

neg: Jay Gatsby the 2000 television adaptation. Mr. Burns is heavily based on Gatsby in "The Simpsons" episode "The Great Phatsby". Kirk Douglas starred as Gatsby in an adaptation broadcast on CBS' "Family Hour of Stars" on January 1, 1950. Andrew Scott played Gatsby in the 2012 two-part BBC Radio 4 "Classic Serial" production. Jay Gatsby Jay Gatsby (originally named James "Jimmy" Gatz) is the title character of the 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald novel "The Great Gatsby". The character, a millionaire and the owner of a luxurious mansion where extravagant parties are often hosted, is described by the novel's narrator, Nick Carraway, as

neg: The Great Gatsby (2000 film) directed by Robert Markowitz from a teleplay by John J. McLaughlin. The music score was by Carl Davis and the cinematography by Guy Dufaux. The production was designed by Taavo Soodor. This is the fourth film adaptation of "The Great Gatsby". The Great Gatsby (2000 film) The Great Gatsby is a 2000 British-American romantic drama television film, based on the 1925 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It stars Toby Stephens in the title role of Jay Gatsby, Mira Sorvino as Daisy Buchanan, Paul Rudd as Nick Carraway, Martin Donovan as Tom Buchanan, Francie Swift as Jordan

neg: The Great Gatsby (1926 film) film archives. The trailer is preserved by the Library of Congress (AFI/Jack Tillmany collection) and has a running time of one minute. It was featured on the Blu-Ray released by Warner Home Video of director Baz Luhrmann's 2013 adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" as a special feature. The Great Gatsby (1926 film) The Great Gatsby is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon. It is the first film adaptation of the 1925 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Warner Baxter portrayed Jay Gatsby and Lois Wilson as Daisy Buchanan. The film was produced by

neg: The Great Gatsby (1926 film) The Great Gatsby (1926 film) The Great Gatsby is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon. It is the first film adaptation of the 1925 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Warner Baxter portrayed Jay Gatsby and Lois Wilson as Daisy Buchanan. The film was produced by Famous Players-Lasky, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. "The Great Gatsby" is now considered lost. A vintage movie trailer displaying short clips of the film still exists. An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his

neg: The Great Gatsby (2013 film) [is] prone to his occasionally purple rhetoric. But that imposed conceit, the image of a talented depressive writing from inside the bauble of his imagination, seems to validate his inflated prose and, better yet, lets us re-appreciate its inherent poetry." Other film adaptations of "The Great Gatsby" include: The Great Gatsby (2013 film) The Great Gatsby is a 2013 romantic drama film based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel of the same name. The film was co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as the eponymous Jay Gatsby, with Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher

neg: Jay Gatsby in New York, which was being transformed by the Jazz Age. It is speculated, but never confirmed, that Gatsby took advantage of Prohibition by making a fortune from bootlegging and built connections with various gangsters such as Meyer Wolfsheim (who Gatsby claims is "the man who fixed the World's Series back in 1919"). With his vast income, Gatsby purchased a mansion in the fictional West Egg (a reference to Great Neck or perhaps Kings Point) of Long Island. West Egg lies on the opposite bay from old-money East Egg (a reference to Sands Point), where Daisy, Tom, and their three-year-old

neg: The Great Gatsby (2013 film) coming from the Buchanan dock. Jordan tells Nick that Tom has a mistress who lives in the "Valley of Ashes", an industrial dumping site between West Egg and the City. Tom takes Nick there, stopping at a garage owned by George and Myrtle Wilson, Tom's mistress. Nick receives an invitation to one of Gatsby's parties. Upon arrival, Nick learns he is the only one to receive an invitation and none of the guests have ever met Gatsby. Nick encounters Jordan, and both meet Gatsby. Gatsby later takes Nick to Manhattan for lunch. On the way, Gatsby tells Nick he is

neg: The Great Gatsby possibility is Land's End, a notable Gold Coast Mansion where Fitzgerald may have attended a party. Many of the events in Fitzgerald's early life are reflected throughout "The Great Gatsby". Fitzgerald was a young man from Minnesota, and, like Nick, who went to Yale, he was educated at an Ivy League school, Princeton. Fitzgerald is also similar to Jay Gatsby in that he fell in love while stationed far from home in the military and fell into a life of decadence trying to prove himself to the girl he loved. Fitzgerald became a second lieutenant and was stationed at Camp

neg: The Great Gatsby on their trade list until 1946, by which time "Gatsby" was in print in three other forms and the original edition was no longer needed. Fitzgerald received letters of praise from contemporaries T. S. Eliot, Edith Wharton, and Willa Cather regarding the novel; however, this was private opinion, and Fitzgerald feverishly demanded the public recognition of reviewers and readers. "The Great Gatsby" received mixed reviews from literary critics of the day. Generally the most effusive of the positive reviews was Edwin Clark of "The New York Times", who felt the novel was "A curious book, a mystical, glamourous ["sic"] story

neg: Daisy Buchanan told, questioning if she really had a "voice full of money" as Gatsby claimed and wondered what her thoughts were on the love triangle between her, Gatsby and her husband. Daisy Buchanan Daisy Fay Buchanan is a fictional character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's magnum opus "The Great Gatsby" (1925). In the novel, Daisy is depicted as a married woman with a daughter who is reunited with her former lover Jay Gatsby, arousing the jealousy of her husband, Tom. She is widely believed to have been based on Ginevra King. She has appeared in various media related to the novel, including

neg: The Great Gatsby (opera) performed at the Met twelve times in two seasons. In 2000 it was produced at Lyric Opera of Chicago. The opera has received mixed reviews, some describing it as "undramatic and dull." It was also performed in the summer of 2012 at the Aspen Music Festival and School. The first European performance was on 6 December 2015 at the Semperoper in Dresden conducted by Wayne Marshall. The Great Gatsby (opera) The Great Gatsby is an opera in two acts written by American composer John Harbison. The libretto, also by Harbison, was adapted from the novel "The Great Gatsby" by F.

neg: The Great Gatsby (2000 film) The Great Gatsby (2000 film) The Great Gatsby is a 2000 British-American romantic drama television film, based on the 1925 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It stars Toby Stephens in the title role of Jay Gatsby, Mira Sorvino as Daisy Buchanan, Paul Rudd as Nick Carraway, Martin Donovan as Tom Buchanan, Francie Swift as Jordan Baker, Heather Goldenhersh as Myrtle Wilson and Matt Malloy as Klipspringer. The film was released on March 29, 2000. It was made in collaboration by the A&E Cable Network in the United States, and Granada Productions in Great Britain. It was

neg: The Great Gatsby Tom Buchanan provides. Additionally, the theme of the female familial role within "The Great Gatsby" goes hand in hand with that of the ideal family unit associated with the great American dream—a dream that goes unrealized for Gatsby and Daisy in Fitzgerald's prose. The green light that shines at the end of the dock of Daisy's house across the Sound from Gatsby's house is frequently mentioned in the background of the plot. It has variously been interpreted as a symbol of Gatsby's longing for Daisy and, more broadly, of the American dream. "The Great Gatsby" was published by Charles Scribner's

neg: The Great Gatsby (1949 film) revival'." According to "Variety" the film was the 45th most popular movie in the US and Canada in 1949. In 2012, a new print of the 1949 film was produced. The Great Gatsby (1949 film) The Great Gatsby is a 1949 American drama film directed by Elliott Nugent, and produced by Richard Maibaum, from a screenplay by Richard Maibaum and Cyril Hume. It is based on the novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The music score was by Robert Emmett Dolan, and the cinematography by John F. Seitz. The production was designed by Roland Anderson and Hans Dreier,

neg: Love and Glory getting his graduate degrees, he gets closer to her, eventually becoming more than a friend, and convincing her that she should divorce her successful husband, who is the head of the English Department, to marry the protagonist. Love and Glory Love and Glory () is a 1983 novel by Robert B. Parker. The story is told in the first person by Boone Adams. It is a coming-of-age and love story. There is explicit and implicit reference to and imitation of "The Great Gatsby". Parker originally intended a combination novel and time capsule. The time capsule sections, inter-chapter devices with baseball

neg: Requiem (Harbison) the opposite side of a page that also contained the first passages his 1999 opera "The Great Gatsby". Like "The Great Gatsby", the Requiem wouldn't be completed for over a decade. He composed much of the "Introit" over the course of 1985, but didn't return to the work until 1991, when he wrote a piece that would become the basis for the "Sanctus" on a commission from The Rivers School Conservatory. Harbison misplaced the score, however, requiring him to present a different piece for the school. He wouldn't find the sheet music of the "Sanctus" until seven years later. Later,

neg: The Great Gatsby (1949 film) The Great Gatsby (1949 film) The Great Gatsby is a 1949 American drama film directed by Elliott Nugent, and produced by Richard Maibaum, from a screenplay by Richard Maibaum and Cyril Hume. It is based on the novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The music score was by Robert Emmett Dolan, and the cinematography by John F. Seitz. The production was designed by Roland Anderson and Hans Dreier, and the costumes by Edith Head. The film stars Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Macdonald Carey, Ruth Hussey, and Barry Sullivan, and features Shelley Winters and Howard Da Silva, the latter

neg: Daisy Buchanan was Gatsby that killed Myrtle. George goes to Gatsby's home in West Egg and shoots Gatsby dead before turning the gun on himself. After Gatsby's murder, Daisy, Tom, and their daughter leave East Egg, having no forwarding address. The first adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" was a silent film produced in 1926 and featured Lois Wilson as Daisy. The film is now considered lost. In 1949, another film was made, starring Alan Ladd as Gatsby and Betty Field as Daisy. Phyllis Kirk portrayed Daisy in a 1955 episode of the television series "Robert Montgomery Presents" adapting "The Great Gatsby". Jeanne

neg: The Great Gatsby (1949 film) of whom would later appear in the 1974 version. A mysterious figure, Jay Gatsby, who throws lavish parties at his Long Island Sound estate, asks neighbor Nick Carraway to arrange a private tea with Nick's cousin, Daisy Buchanan. It turns out Gatsby loved her before going off to war. Now a wealthy man, Gatsby wants her back, but Daisy is married to Tom Buchanan and has a daughter now. She is unhappy, however, and is aware her husband has been having an affair with Myrtle Wilson, wife of a gas station's owner. Daisy seems to welcome Gatsby's attentions. They socialize

neg: The Great Gatsby (2013 film) accepting Tom's promise to take care of everything, but he does not tell Gatsby. Gatsby admits to Nick that he was born penniless; his real name is James Gatz, and he had asked Daisy to wait for him until he had made something of himself after the war; instead, she married Tom, “America’s Wealthiest Bachelor”, just seven months after the war ended. The next day, Gatsby hears the phone ringing and thinks it is Daisy. Before he can answer it, he is shot and killed by a vengeful George, who then commits suicide. Nick is the only person other than

neg: Jay Gatsby out, he went to Lake Superior, where he met copper tycoon Dan Cody in Little Girl Bay. Cody became Gatz's mentor and invited him to join his ten-year yacht trek. At seventeen, Gatz changed his name to Jay Gatsby and, over the next five years, learned the ways of the wealthy. Cody left Gatsby $25,000 in his will, but after his death, Cody's mistress cheated Gatsby out of the inheritance. In 1917, during his training for the infantry in World War I, 27-year-old Gatsby met and fell in love with 18-year-old debutante Daisy Fay, who was everything Gatsby was not:

neg: The Great Gatsby Long Island that was important in the story. He said he had liked the jacket and now he didn't like it." Fitzgerald had difficulty choosing a title for his novel and entertained many choices before reluctantly choosing "The Great Gatsby", a title inspired by Alain-Fournier's "Le Grand Meaulnes". Previously he had shifted between "Gatsby", "Among Ash-Heaps and Millionaires", "Trimalchio", "Trimalchio in West Egg", "On the Road to West Egg", "Under the Red, White, and Blue", "The Gold-Hatted Gatsby", and "The High-Bouncing Lover". The titles "The Gold-Hatted Gatsby" and "The High-Bouncing Lover" came from Fitzgerald's epigraph for the novel, one which

neg: The Great Gatsby (2013 film) showed doubt about staying on board with the project, before deciding to stay. In 2010, it was reported that the film was being set up by Sony Pictures Entertainment but by 2011, Warner Bros. was close to acquiring a deal to finance and take worldwide distribution of "The Great Gatsby". Luhrmann said the results from the movie's workshop process of auditioning actors for roles in "The Great Gatsby" had been "very encouraging" to him. Leonardo DiCaprio was cast first, in the title role of Jay Gatsby. It is the second time Luhrmann and DiCaprio worked together; DiCaprio costarred in Luhrmann's

neg: The Great Gatsby (1974 film) received three further nominations for Best Supporting Actor (Bruce Dern and Sam Waterston) and Most Promising Newcomer (Sam Waterston). The film was nominated by the American Film Institute for inclusion in the 2002 list of films, AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions. The Great Gatsby (1974 film) The Great Gatsby is a 1974 American romantic drama film based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel of the same name. It was directed by Jack Clayton and produced by David Merrick from a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola. The film stars Robert Redford in the title role of Jay Gatsby, along with Mia Farrow,

neg: The Great Gatsby (2013 film) costumes designed by Catherine Martin for Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby"". According to "Fashion Weekly", "The looks weren't simply based on 1920s style: the new duds were designed based on the brand's actual archives [...] Brooks Brothers was one of the initial arbiters of Gatsby-era look. The actual costumes, designed by Catherine Martin, will be on display in select Brooks Brothers boutiques." On April 17, 2013, Tiffany & Co. unveiled windows at its Fifth Avenue flagship store "inspired by" Luhrmann's film and created in collaboration with Luhrmann and costumer Catherine Martin. The jewelry store also premiered "The Great Gatsby Collection"

neg: The Great Gatsby 21st century have plenty of experience with changing economic and social circumstances. As Gillespie states, "While the specific terms of the equation are always changing, it's easy to see echoes of "Gatsby"s basic conflict between established sources of economic and cultural power and upstarts in virtually all aspects of American society." Because this concept is particularly American and can be seen throughout American history, readers are able to relate to "The Great Gatsby", which has lent the novel an enduring popularity. Later critical writings on "The Great Gatsby", following the novel's revival, focus in particular on Fitzgerald's disillusionment with the

neg: Great Gatsby curve unit of analysis. But it is not obvious that the political divisions that divide people are the right ones for economic analysis. We combine the persistently rich Connecticut with the persistently poor Mississippi, so why not combine Germany with Greece? A blog by M.S. at "The Economist" replied to Mankiw's counter-argument as follows: The argument over the Great Gatsby curve is an argument about whether America's economy is fair. With his Germany/Greece and Mississippi/Connecticut analogy, Mr Mankiw has stumbled on a very convincing point: whether you are rich or poor in Europe or America depends to a great extent not

neg: First-person narrative who closely observes the principal character (see Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights" or F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby", each narrated by a minor character). These can be distinguished as "first person major" or "first person minor" points of view. The narrator can be the protagonist (e.g., Gulliver in "Gulliver's Travels"), someone very close to him who is privy to his thoughts and actions (Dr. Watson in Sherlock Holmes stories), or an ancillary character who has little to do with the action of the story (such as Nick Carraway in "The Great Gatsby"). Narrators can report others' narratives at one or

neg: The Great Gatsby (1926 film) neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await. The screenplay was written by Becky Gardiner and Elizabeth Meehan and was based on Owen Davis' stage play treatment of "The Great Gatsby". The play, directed by George Cukor, opened on Broadway at the Ambassador Theatre February 2, 1926. Shortly after the play opened, Famous Players-Lasky and Paramount Pictures purchased the film rights for $45,000. The film's director Herbert Brenon, designed "The Great Gatsby" as lightweight, popular entertainment, playing up the party scenes at Gatsby's mansion and

neg: The Great Gatsby he wrote himself under the pen name of Thomas Parke D'Invilliers. He initially preferred titles referencing "Trimalchio", the crude parvenu in Petronius's "Satyricon", and even refers to Gatsby as Trimalchio once in the novel: "It was when curiosity about Gatsby was at its highest that the lights in his house failed to go on one Saturday night—and, as obscurely as it had begun, his career as Trimalchio was over." Unlike Gatsby's spectacular parties, Trimalchio participated in the audacious and libidinous orgies he hosted but, according to Tony Tanner's introduction to the Penguin edition, there are subtle similarities between the two.

neg: The Great Gatsby revision, Fitzgerald returned the final batch of revised galleys in the middle of February 1925. Fitzgerald's revisions included an extensive rewriting of Chapter VI and VIII. Despite this, he refused an offer of $10,000 for the serial rights in order not to delay the book's publication. He had received a $3,939 advance in 1923 and $1,981.25 upon publication. The cover of the first printing of "The Great Gatsby" is among the most celebrated pieces of art in American literature. It depicts disembodied eyes and a mouth over a blue skyline, with images of naked women reflected in the irises. A

neg: Daisy Buchanan Daisy Buchanan Daisy Fay Buchanan is a fictional character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's magnum opus "The Great Gatsby" (1925). In the novel, Daisy is depicted as a married woman with a daughter who is reunited with her former lover Jay Gatsby, arousing the jealousy of her husband, Tom. She is widely believed to have been based on Ginevra King. She has appeared in various media related to the novel, including feature films and plays. Daisy Fay was born into a wealthy Louisville family. By 1917, Daisy had several suitors of her same class, but fell in love with Jay Gatsby,

neg: The Great Gatsby publishing executives created the Council on Books in Wartime. The Council's purpose was to distribute paperback books to soldiers fighting in the Second World War. "The Great Gatsby" was one of these books. The books proved to be "as popular as pin-up girls" among the soldiers, according to the "Saturday Evening Post"s contemporary report. 155,000 copies of "Gatsby" were distributed to soldiers overseas. By 1944, full-length articles on Fitzgerald's works were being published, and the following year, "the opinion that "Gatsby" was merely a period piece had almost entirely disappeared." This revival was paved by interest shown by literary critic

neg: The Great Gatsby no face, but instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a non-existent nose." Although this passage has some resemblance to the painting, a closer explanation can be found in the description of Daisy Buchanan as the "girl whose disembodied face floated along the dark cornices and blinding signs." Ernest Hemingway wrote in "A Moveable Feast" that when Fitzgerald lent him a copy of "The Great Gatsby" to read, he immediately disliked the cover, but "Scott told me not to be put off by it, that it had to do with a billboard along a highway in

neg: Nick Carraway help in winning her over. Nick invites Daisy over to his house without telling her that Gatsby will be there. When Gatsby and Daisy resume their love affair, Nick serves as their confidant. Nick later discovers that Daisy struck and killed George's wife (and Tom's lover), Myrtle Wilson, in Gatsby's car. Tom then tells George that Gatsby had been driving the car. George then kills Gatsby and then himself. Nick holds a funeral for Gatsby and decides to leave West Egg and return to his native Midwest, reflecting that the era of dreaming that Gatsby represented is over. Nick Carraway

neg: The Great Gatsby was unconvincing, writing, "Even in conception and construction, "The Great Gatsby" seems a little raw." Ralph Coghlan of the "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" felt the book lacked what made Fitzgerald's earlier novels endearing and called the book "a minor performance ... At the moment, its author seems a bit bored and tired and cynical." Ruth Snyder of "New York Evening World" called the book's style "painfully forced," noting that the editors of the paper were "quite convinced after reading "The Great Gatsby" that Mr. Fitzgerald is not one of the great American writers of to-day." The reviews struck Fitzgerald as completely

neg: The Great Gatsby (1974 film) "Yeah, yeah, but I've got to finish the Gatsby script." And I sent the script in, just in time. It had taken me two or three weeks to complete. On his commentary track for the DVD release of "The Godfather", Coppola refers to writing the "Gatsby" script, adding "Not that the director paid any attention to it. The script that I wrote did not get made." William Goldman, who loved the novel, said in 2000 that he actively campaigned for the job of adapting the script, but was astonished by the quality of Coppola's work: I still believe it to

neg: Chris Braide artists. Notable songs they have written over the years include "Kill and Run" for "The Great Gatsby" film and soundtrack, "Helium" for the 2017 "Fifty Shades Darker" film and soundtrack, "Pretty Isn't Perfect" and "Unstoppable" for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, "God Made You Beautiful" for the Beyoncé film "Life Is But a Dream", "Perfume" for Britney Spears, "Blank Page" for Christina Aguilera, "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" for David Guetta featuring Sia, and "Big Girls Cry", "Eye of the Needle", "Confetti", "Midnight Decisions", "Space Between", and "Unstoppable". Most recently their song Helium was remixed for MAC cosmetics a collaboration

neg: The Great Gatsby (2013 film) had ever met. Nick's doctor suggests that he write his thoughts down, since writing is Nick's passion... In the summer of 1922, Nick moves from the Midwest to New York after abandoning writing. He rents a small groundskeeper's cottage in the North Shore village of West Egg, next to the mansion of Gatsby, a mysterious business magnate who often holds extravagant parties. Nick has dinner with his cousin, Daisy Buchanan, and her husband, Tom; Daisy plays matchmaker between Nick and another guest, Jordan Baker. When Nick returns home, he sees Gatsby standing on the dock, reaching towards the green light

neg: The Great Gatsby (1974 film) silly, and Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, who would have been so perfect as Gatsby and Daisy, were left hung out to dry. Because Gatsby was a tasteless fool and why should we care about their love? It was not as if Coppola's glory had been jettisoned entirely, though it was tampered with plenty; it was more that the reality and passions it depicted were gone. The Rosecliff and Marble House mansions in Newport, Rhode Island, were used for Gatsby's house while scenes at the Buchanans' home were filmed at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England. One driving scene was shot

neg: The Great Gatsby character Trimalchio; the title he was last documented to have desired was "Under the Red, White, and Blue." First published by Scribner's in April 1925, "The Great Gatsby" received mixed reviews and sold poorly; in its first year, the book sold only 20,000 copies. Fitzgerald died in 1940, believing himself to be a failure and his work forgotten. However, the novel experienced a revival during World War II, and became a part of American high school curricula and numerous stage and film adaptations in the following decades. Today, "The Great Gatsby" is widely considered to be a literary classic and

neg: Bryan Ferry Baz Luhrmann asked to use Ferry's song "Love Is the Drug" from "The Jazz Age" album for the 2013 film "The Great Gatsby". This resulted in a collaboration with The Bryan Ferry Orchestra to create several jazz pieces throughout the movie, released as a separate album titled "The Great Gatsby – The Jazz Recordings (A Selection of Yellow Cocktail Music)". Ferry began touring with The Bryan Ferry Orchestra in 2013, including a performance at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival which was opened by Luhrmann's "Great Gatsby" film. In 2014, Ferry toured extensively, with notable performances including Coachella Valley Music and

neg: The Great Gatsby (2013 film) Christopher Orr observed that "The problem is that when the movie is entertaining it's not "Gatsby", and when it's "Gatsby" it's not entertaining." The positive reviews included A. O. Scott of "The New York Times", who felt the adaptation was "a lot of fun" and "less a conventional movie adaptation than a splashy, trashy opera, a wayward, lavishly theatrical celebration of the emotional and material extravagance that Fitzgerald surveyed with fascinated ambivalence"; Scott advised "the best way to enjoy the film is to put aside whatever literary agenda you are tempted to bring with you." Ty Burr of "The Boston

neg: Affluenza (film) empty recasting of "The Great Gatsby" among Long Island rich kids." Frank Scheck of "The Hollywood Reporter" wrote that the film "attempts to tackle weighty themes but ultimately feels as shallow as the lives of most of its principal characters." Ben Kenigsberg of "The New York Times" called it a "millennial-chiding takeoff on "The Great Gatsby"" whose "vapid moralizing owes more to Bret Easton Ellis than to F. Scott Fitzgerald." Affluenza (film) Affluenza is a 2014 American drama film directed by Kevin Asch and written by Antonio Macia. It is loosely based on "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

neg: The Great Gatsby (2013 film) with Baz Luhrmann as director. Luhrmann stated that he planned it to be more up-to-date due to its theme of criticizing the often irresponsible lifestyles of wealthy people. To commit to the project, in September 2010 Luhrmann moved with his family from Australia to Chelsea in Lower Manhattan, where he had intended to film "The Great Gatsby". While Luhrmann was at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2011, he told "The Hollywood Reporter" that he had been workshopping "The Great Gatsby" in 3D, though he had not yet decided whether to shoot in the format. In late January 2011, Luhrmann

neg: The Great Gatsby (2013 film) Great Gatsby" grosses $144.8 million in North America, and $208.8 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $353.6 million. Calculating in all expenses, "Deadline Hollywood" estimated that the film made a profit of $58.6 million. In North America, "The Great Gatsby" earned US$19.4 million on its opening Friday, including US$3.25 million from Thursday night and midnight shows. It went on to finish in second place, behind "Iron Man 3", during its opening weekend, with US$51.1 million. This was the sixth-largest opening weekend for a film that did not debut in first place, the second largest opening weekend for

neg: Lost Generation on this theme throughout the novels "The Sun Also Rises" and "The Great Gatsby". Another theme commonly found in the works of these authors was the death of the American dream, which is exhibited throughout many of their novels. It is particularly prominent in "The Great Gatsby", in which the character Nick Carraway comes to realize the corruption that surrounds him. The term is also used in a broader context for the generation of young people who came of age during and shortly after World War I. Authors William Strauss and Neil Howe, well known for their generational theory, define

neg: Great Gatsby curve of the correlation. Great Gatsby curve The Great Gatsby curve is a chart plotting the (positive) relationship between inequality and intergenerational social immobility in several countries around the world. The curve was introduced in a 2012 speech by chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Alan Krueger, and the President's Economic Report to Congress, using data from labor economist Miles Corak. The name was coined by former Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) staff economist Judd Cramer, for which he was given a bottle of wine as a reward. The curve relates intergenerational income elasticity—i.e. the likelihood that someone will inherit

neg: Great Gatsby curve Great Gatsby curve The Great Gatsby curve is a chart plotting the (positive) relationship between inequality and intergenerational social immobility in several countries around the world. The curve was introduced in a 2012 speech by chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Alan Krueger, and the President's Economic Report to Congress, using data from labor economist Miles Corak. The name was coined by former Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) staff economist Judd Cramer, for which he was given a bottle of wine as a reward. The curve relates intergenerational income elasticity—i.e. the likelihood that someone will inherit their parents' relative

neg: The Great Gatsby (2013 film) divorce. He asks Nick and Jordan to accompany him to the Buchanan home, where he and Daisy plan to tell Tom that Daisy is leaving him. During the luncheon, Tom becomes suspicious of Gatsby and Daisy, but Daisy stops Gatsby from revealing anything to Tom and suggests they all go to the Plaza Hotel. Tom drives Nick and Jordan in Gatsby's car, while Gatsby drives Daisy in Tom's car. Tom stops for gas at George's garage, where George tells him that he and Myrtle are moving and that he suspects Myrtle is unfaithful. At the Plaza, Gatsby tells Tom of

neg: Telescope (horse) to plan... Our horse has run a cracking race... There's plenty to look forward to". On 20 August Telescope was brought back in distance to face the Derby winner Australia as well as Mukhadram and the Prix du Jockey Club winner The Grey Gatsby in the International Stakes over ten and a half furlongs at York. He tracked the leaders in fourth place before moving forward to challenge for the lead in the straight, but was outpaced in the closing stages and finished third, beaten two lengths and two and a quarter lengths by Australia and The Grey Gatsby. On

neg: Hall–Mills murder case speculative. Gerald Tomlinson's "Fatal Tryst: Who Killed the Minister and the Choir Singer?" is the most detailed exploration of the case written to date and concludes that the Stevens siblings were the guilty parties. Additional images and a more detailed account of the local perspective and effect on the once-rural community of Franklin Township can be found in books written by William B. Brahms. In her book "Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of The Great Gatsby" (2013), Sarah Churchwell speculates that parts of the ending of "The Great Gatsby" (1925), by F. Scott Fitzgerald, were based on the

neg: The Great Gatsby (2013 film) won the part of Jordan Baker. While casting for the supporting role of Jordan, the filmmaker said the character must be "as thoroughly examined as Daisy, for this production, for this time", adding, "It's like Olivier's Hamlet was the right Hamlet for his time. Who would Hamlet be today? Same with a Jordan or a Daisy". In June 2011, Jason Clarke was cast as George B. Wilson. Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan makes a cameo appearance as Meyer Wolfshiem; this was his first Hollywood role. "The Great Gatsby" was planned to be filmed in the New York City area where the

neg: The Great Gatsby (1974 film) that quite a few of my stories, as well as my one acts, would provide interesting and profitable material for the contemporary cinema, if committed to ... such cinematic masters of direction as Jack Clayton, who made of "The Great Gatsby" a film that even surpassed, I think, the novel by Scott Fitzgerald." Vincent Canby's 1974 review in "The New York Times" typifies the critical ambivalence: "The sets and costumes and most of the performances are exceptionally good, but the movie itself is as lifeless as a body that's been too long at the bottom of a swimming pool," Canby

neg: Simon Called Peter almost abandons his faith for love, but experiences a direct revelation of Christ while watching a Catholic mass and is given up by his lover, who sees his sincerity. The book was controversial at its introduction due to its sexual and religious content; It was made into a play in 1924 by Jules Eckert Goodman and Edward Knoblock; which had a short run on Broadway. This book is referred to in "The Great Gatsby". Nick Carraway, the narrator, reads a chapter and claims that "either it was terrible stuff or the whisky distorted things, because it didn't make any sense

neg: The Great Gatsby (1974 film) wrote at the time. "As Fitzgerald wrote it, "The Great Gatsby" is a good deal more than an ill-fated love story about the cruelties of the idle rich... The movie can't see this through all its giant closeups of pretty knees and dancing feet. It's frivolous without being much fun." "Variety"s review was likewise split: Roger Ebert gave the movie two and a half stars out of four. Comparing film to the book details, Ebert stated: The author's daughter, Scottie Fitzgerald Smith, who sold the film rights, had reread her father's novel and noted how Mia Farrow on-set looked the

neg: Chesterfield (cigarette) Godard's 1960 film À bout de souffle in which the cigarette smoked by the actress Jean Seberg is a Chesterfield. Vittorio Gassman bought two packs of Chesterfield cigarettes in the movie Il Sorpasso. In Jack Clayton's 1974 adaptation of The Great Gatsby, Gatsby (Robert Redford) splits the last Chesterfield in his pack with Nick Carraway (Sam Waterston) while the two chat on Carraway's porch. Nick Carraway is a thinly-disguised F. Scott Fitzgerald in "The Great Gatsby". Fitzgerald's favorite cigarette was Chesterfield's, so the scene is an accurate adaptation. Jake Blues (John Belushi) smoked Chesterfield cigarettes in the 1980 film The

neg: F. Scott Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, called "The Great Gatsby" "the most nourishing novel [he] read ... a miracle of talent ... a triumph of technique." It was written in an editorial in "The New York Times" after his death that Fitzgerald "was better than he knew, for in fact and in the literary sense he invented a generation ... He might have interpreted them and even guided them, as in their middle years they saw a different and nobler freedom threatened with destruction." Into the 21st century, millions of copies of "The Great Gatsby" and his other works have been sold, and "Gatsby", a

neg: Opening Night (Smash) Levitt (Christian Borle) and Julia Houston (Debra Messing) are having trouble deciding what project they want to do next. Tom gets an offer to direct a revival of "City of Angels" and he seriously considers it. Julia tells him she's getting the rights to do "The Great Gatsby", which they wanted to do when they first met, but Tom demurs. Julia hears about the directing job and lays into Tom for not telling her the truth. He says he loves writing with her, but directing is what he wants to do right now. At "Bombshell's" premiere before the show starts,

neg: The Great Gatsby Sons on April 10, 1925. Fitzgerald called Perkins on the day of publication to monitor reviews: "Any news?" "Sales situation doubtful," read a wire from Perkins on April 20, "[but] excellent reviews." Fitzgerald responded on April 24, saying the cable "depressed" him, closing the letter with "Yours in great depression." Fitzgerald had hoped the novel would be a great commercial success, perhaps selling as many as 75,000 copies. By October, when the original sale had run its course, the book had sold fewer than 20,000 copies. Despite this, Scribner's continually kept the book in print; they carried the original edition

neg: Marc Vann in his early career at Wisdom Bridge Theatre and Center Theatre. Marc added immeasurably to the success of the Wisdom Bridge Theatre production of "The Great Gatsby" production of Wisdom Bridge that also starred the actor Harry Lennix who was race/color blind cast as Gatsby. On February 28, 2008, Vann pulled off a special feat, guest starring back to back in new episodes of two different series, both on ABC. First, he played a ship's doctor on the cult phenom "Lost", and then played an automotive worker who was bribed into moving to Hawaii and not testifying in a trial

neg: Great Gatsby curve position of income level—and inequality in the United States and twelve other developed countries, though some versions of the curve include developing countries. Countries with low levels of inequality such as Denmark, Norway and Finland (all located in European Scandinavia) had some of the greatest mobility, while the two countries with the high level of inequality—Chile and Brazil—had some of the lowest mobility. The name of the curve refers to Jay Gatsby, the character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby". Jay shows a high degree of mobility, rising from being a bootlegger, to leading the Long Island north

neg: Roughneck and the Tulsa Roughnecks FC of the USL. The West Texas Roughnecks of the Indoor Football League also use this nickname. In the BAFA National Leagues, the Aberdeen Roughnecks have also adopted the nickname. In the AUDL (American Ultimate Disc League) the Dallas team is also the Roughnecks. Rubbermaid has used the name "Roughneck" for trash containers and storage totes since the mid-1970s. In Chapter 3 of "The Great Gatsby", on first meeting Jay Gatsby, Nick Carraway describes him as looking like "an elegant young rough-neck, a year or two over thirty, whose elaborate formality of speech just missed being

neg: Order of Prince Danilo I Commander, Neck Cross, Chest Star-- (3rd Class) Knight , Chest Cross-- (4th Class) Member , Chest Cross (Black and Silver)-- (5th Class) On Saturday June 4, 2005, Cetinje, the old Royal Capital of Montenegro, hosted the first gala ceremony of the Order in the country in 90 years. Many men and women have been awarded the Order of Prince Danilo I over time including foreigners. The list includes: In the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel "The Great Gatsby", the main character, Jay Gatsby, was also awarded the Order of Prince Danilo I "For Valor Extraordinary". Order of Prince Danilo I The

neg: The Great Gatsby (1949 film) in a way the Great Gatsby. Success had settled on him as it had on Gatsby. Being a movie star, he had the same kind of aura of success, but he didn't know how to handle it. He had the same precise, careful speech, the controlled manner, the carefully modulated voice. Paramount owned film rights to the novel. Maibaum showed it to Ladd and his wife Sue and says "they liked it; they were a little dubious, but I talked them into it." Maibaum later said they liked it in part "because it would be a change of pace for

neg: The Great Gatsby In November 1924, Fitzgerald wrote to Perkins that "I have now decided to stick to the title I put on the book ... "Trimalchio in West Egg"," but was eventually persuaded that the reference was too obscure and that people would not be able to pronounce it. His wife, Zelda, and Perkins both expressed their preference for "The Great Gatsby" and the next month Fitzgerald agreed. A month before publication, after a final review of the proofs, he asked if it would be possible to re-title it "Trimalchio" or "Gold-Hatted Gatsby" but Perkins advised against it. On March 19, 1925,

neg: The Great Gatsby (2013 film) reporters to attend Gatsby's funeral, as Daisy and Tom are leaving New York. The media paints Gatsby as Myrtle's lover and killer. Disgusted with both the city and its inhabitants, Nick leaves after taking a final walk through Gatsby's deserted mansion and reflecting on Gatsby's ability to hope. In the sanatorium, Nick finishes typing his memoir, titling it "The Great Gatsby". Prior to this version, there had already been an opera and numerous other dramatic adaptations of F. Scott Fitzgerald's acclaimed 1925 novel of the same name. In December 2008, "Variety" reported that this film adaptation was to be made

neg: Daisy Buchanan DiCaprio, Daisy is portrayed by Carey Mulligan. Mulligan had two 90-minute auditions, which she found to be fun and served as her initial encounters with Leonardo DiCaprio, who portrayed Gatsby, and who read with her both days. Mulligan left the audition, unsure she had secured the role, but was satisfied to have played off DiCaprio. Mulligan read the novel in preparation for auditioning for the role, finding the book to be accessible due to its length. Mulligan was familiar with the dislike some readers of "The Great Gatsby" had for the character, but felt she could not "think that about

neg: Lawn a reflection of someone's character and the neighborhood at large is not restricted to films, the same theme is evident in "The Great Gatsby", a book written by American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald. Character Nick Carraway rents the house next to Gatsby's and fails to maintain his lawn according to West Egg standards. The rift between the two lawns troubles Gatsby to the point that he dispatches his gardener to mow Nick's grass and thereby create uniformity. Most lawn care equipment over the decades has been advertised to men, and companies have long associated good lawn care with good citizenship

neg: Tender Is the Night American novels". It is now widely regarded as among Fitzgerald's most accomplished works, with some, particularly critics outside the US, agreeing with the author's own assessment that it surpasses "The Great Gatsby." Many theories have arisen as to why the novel did not receive a warmer reception upon release. Ernest Hemingway remarked that, in retrospect, ""Tender Is the Night" gets better and better" and felt that both he and critics had initially only been interested in dissecting its weaknesses, rather than giving due credit to its merits. Hemingway and others have argued that such overly-harsh criticism stemmed from superficial readings

neg: The Phenomenon (Smash) is upset because he feels he'll lose "The Great Gatsby" that Julia wants to do and he'll end up losing his job. Julia says she'll talk to Tom. Eileen Rand (Anjelica Huston) gets together with her publicist Agnes (Daphne Rubin-Vega) and Tom, Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty and Ivy's mom Leigh Conroy (Bernadette Peters) to plan strategy for a Tony nominations campaign for "Bombshell". We learn that Eileen will push for Ivy for lead and Leigh for supporting for "Bombshell" and that Ivy will also be pushed for her supporting role in "Liaisons". Eileen learns that her ex-husband Jerry Rand (Michael

neg: Jay Gatsby Jay Gatsby Jay Gatsby (originally named James "Jimmy" Gatz) is the title character of the 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald novel "The Great Gatsby". The character, a millionaire and the owner of a luxurious mansion where extravagant parties are often hosted, is described by the novel's narrator, Nick Carraway, as being "the single most hopeful person I've ever met". James Gatz hails from rural North Dakota, and was born into a poor farmer family. He attended St. Olaf College but dropped out a few weeks into his first semester because he hated supporting himself by working as a janitor. After dropping

neg: Great Neck station 1925, as a grade crossing elimination project brought the tracks below ground by June 8, 1934. Elevators are on both sides. The wall along the southeastern platform has an aluminum sculpture by artist David Saunders that was installed in 2001. This station was referenced in "The Great Gatsby" as "West Egg". During non-rush hours, Port Washington Branch trains generally run every 30 minutes in both directions. During rush hours, when express service is provided, Great Neck is an express station. Local trains terminate here during rush hours. Terminating trains depart east on Track 2 and return via crossovers to Track

neg: The Great Gatsby New York as a bond salesman. He rents a small house on Long Island, in the fictional village of West Egg, next door to the lavish mansion of Jay Gatsby, a mysterious multi-millionaire who holds extravagant parties but does not participate in them. Nick drives around the bay to East Egg for dinner at the home of his cousin, Daisy Fay Buchanan, and her husband, Tom, a college acquaintance of Nick's. They introduce Nick to Jordan Baker, an attractive, cynical young golfer. She reveals to Nick that Tom has a mistress, Myrtle Wilson, who lives in the "valley of ashes,"

neg: The Great Gatsby (1974 film) right for the role of Daisy, who was still attached when he was approached. Farrow was pregnant during production, and the movie was filmed with her wearing loose, flowing dresses and in tight close-ups. Truman Capote was the original screenwriter but he was replaced by Francis Ford Coppola. Coppola had just finished directing "The Godfather" but was unsure of its commercial reception and he needed the money. He believes he got the job on the recommendation of Robert Redford, who had liked a rewrite Coppola did on "The Way We Were". Coppola "had read Gatsby but wasn't familiar with it."

neg: The Great Gatsby (2013 film) before the film's release. Songs featured in various trailers include: "No Church in the Wild" by Jay-Z and Kanye West; a cover of U2's "Love Is Blindness" performed by Jack White; a cover of The Turtles' "Happy Together" by the band Filter; a cover of Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black" performed by André 3000 and Beyoncé; "Young and Beautiful" performed by Lana Del Rey; and two songs, "Bedroom Hymns" and "Over the Love", performed by Florence and the Machine. On April 15, 2013, Brooks Brothers premiered "The Gatsby Collection", a line of men's clothing, shoes and accessories "inspired by the