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Daisy Fay Buchanan is a fictional character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby. The character is a wealthy socialite from Louisville, Kentucky , who resides in the fashionable town of East Egg on Long Island during the Jazz Age .
Ginevra King Pirie (November 30, 1898 – December 13, 1980) was an American socialite and heiress. [1] As one of the self-proclaimed "Big Four" debutantes of Chicago during World War I, [2] King inspired many characters in the novels and short stories of Jazz Age writer F. Scott Fitzgerald; in particular, the character of Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby. [3]
The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald.Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with Jay Gatsby, the mysterious millionaire with an obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.
[7] Farrow's daughter, Mia Farrow, later played Daisy Buchanan in the 1974 film adaptation. [7] With production imminent, Elliott Nugent replaced Farrow as director. [17] [7] Although enthusiastic about casting Betty Field as Daisy Buchanan, Nugent had reservations about Alan Ladd as Jay Gatsby, although he kept these opinions from Maibaum. [7]
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A Lost Lady is a 1923 novel by American writer Willa Cather.It tells the story of Marian Forrester and her husband, Captain Daniel Forrester, who live in the Western town of Sweet Water along the Transcontinental Railroad.
Nick Carraway is a fictional character and narrator in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby.The character is a Yale University alumnus from the American Midwest, a World War I veteran, and a newly arrived resident of West Egg on Long Island, near New York City.