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  2. Beacon Towers - Wikipedia

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    Literary scholars believe the mansion helped inspire F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby, [5] which describes the house of Jay Gatsby as A factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin bead of raw ivy, and marble swimming pool and more than forty acres of land.

  3. Jay Gatsby - Wikipedia

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    Jay Gatsby (originally named James Gatz) is the titular fictional character of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby.The character is an enigmatic nouveau riche millionaire who lives in a luxurious mansion on Long Island where he often hosts extravagant parties and who allegedly gained his fortune by illicit bootlegging during prohibition in the United States. [5]

  4. The Great Gatsby - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. A Modern-Day Gatsby: The Tragedy of Two Gilded Heiresses - AOL

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    Few had the advantages of Olivia and Emma Handler, raised on a Gatsby-esque estate, until two untimely deaths tarnished their once-charmed life. A Modern-Day Gatsby: The Tragedy of Two Gilded ...

  6. Nick Carraway - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. 'Studio sex' and 'hitman threats': Insiders speak out about ...

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    Combs described himself as the "Great Gatsby" and swiftly became known for hosting coveted celebrity bashes at New York nightclubs, on the beaches of Cancun, Mexico, and later infamous "White ...

  8. Amy Schumer shares scary side effect from Ozempic that left ...

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    Amy Schumer once hopped on board the Ozempic trend, but the side effects were so intense she had to stop.. During a recent appearance on "The Howard Stern Show," the comedian, 43, opened up about ...

  9. F. Scott Fitzgerald - Wikipedia

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    Consequently, Gatsby's ascent is deemed a threat not only due to his status as nouveau riche, but because he is perceived as an outsider. [ 387 ] Because of such themes, scholars assert that Fitzgerald's fiction captures the perennial American experience, since it is a story about outsiders and those who resent them—whether such outsiders are ...