Francis Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota. His namesake (and second cousin three times removed on his father’s side) was Francis Scott Key, who wrote the lyrics ...

Anthony Bettin is a web producer at CBS Minnesota. He primarily covers breaking news and sports, with a focus on the Minnesota Vikings. ST. PAUL, Minn. — A statue of one of St. Paul's most famous sons ...

The story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long ...

When pieces of an F. Scott Fitzgerald statue stolen from St. Paul were found, the owner found himself in a unique position. Someone told Ed Conley: “You’re the only guy in the United States that has ...

St. Paul police announced Friday that they arrested a man in connection with the theft of a statue of the author F. Scott Fitzgerald earlier in the month. Authorities say the statue was cut into ...

A copy of "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald is displayed June 6, 2013 at Sotheby's in New York. (Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images) The first review of “The Great Gatsby,” published a century ...

A familiar Cathedral Hill statue of St. Paul native F. Scott Fitzgerald has been stolen from outside the building where he attended school. The author was born in St. Paul in 1896 and attended St.

In April 2025, the centennial of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” will be celebrated, marking 100 years since its original publication in 1925. Widely considered one of the most iconic works ...

The book by F. Scott Fitzgerald is the subject of exhibitions in New York, Minnesota, New Jersey and South Carolina. By Megan McCrea Reporting from Great Neck, N.Y. This article is part of our Museums ...

For 19 years, a bronze and copper statue of a young novelist and essayist F. Scott Fitzgerald greeted visitors to 25 N. Dale St. in St. Paul. Now it’s missing. Sometime between Monday and Friday of ...

Fitzgerald reportedly did not like the title ‘The Great Gatsby.’ He originally wanted it to be titled ‘Trimalchio of West Egg ...

Famed author F. Scott Fitzgerald – whose best-known work “The Great Gatsby” was published 100 years ago – and his wife, Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, rented a modest house on Felder Street and moved in with ...