@posg1
Gatsby: Death of an Irishman (out now!); Under the Red, White and Blue (play on F. Scott Fitzgerald's identity struggle); Crowdfunding the Revolution (screenplay on Michael Collins). www.myposg.com
"Pearce’s steadfast presence in the film allows Fitzgerald to feel fully realized enough for the two characters interacting with him to grow in their interactions with him. It’s small, but still satisfying and integral, role."
This Side of Paradise, a musical, makes its debut at the New York Theater Festival this July.
The role of Amory Blaine - "introspective and self-absorbed son of a wealthy family, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald" - has already been cast.
playbill.com/job/actors-s...
Carraway is lonely in West Egg until a new arrival asks "helplessly" for directions.
"I told him. And as I walked on I was lonely no longer. I was a guide, a pathfinder, an original settler. He had casually conferred on me the freedom of the neighbourhood."
- The Great Gatsby
Two different political views on American identity: A nation of immigrants, or a nation of settlers and frontiers people, with the Irish caught in the middle.
F. Scott Fitzgerald identified as a settler with a reference in The Great Gatsby.
www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...
Based on his section on Éamon de Valera in America, "his presence was clearly becoming disastrous", this new book by @jameshawes.bsky.social should make a good read.
The Editor Who Helped Build a Golden Age of American Letters
"... in 1951 [Malcolm] Cowley put together Scribner’s Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald, which brought into relief all the depth beneath the champagne frivolity."
newrepublic.com/article/2055... via @newrepublic.com
The film could have cameo roles for Éamon de Valera, Justice Daniel F. Cohalan and Edward Carson.
"[Amory] suspected that being Irish was being somewhat common"
"... there had been a time when his own Celtic traits were pillars of his personal philosophy."
Meet the Classic American Novel That Would Be a Box Office Hit If Hollywood Would Finally Adapt It
screenrant.com/classic-amer...
@screenrant.bsky.social
#thissideofparadise #amoryblaine
“Think about Heathcliff who was brought from Liverpool and speaks a sort of gibberish,” said Elsie Michie, a professor of English at Louisiana State University. “The description of Heathcliff conforms almost exactly to the caricatures of the Irish.”
Who are the Founding Fathers and Mothers of American Culture?
A brilliant BBC Front Row podcast exploring the key figures who shaped American literature, music, visual art and theatre.
open.spotify.com/episode/5V7a...
Producer: @elianeglaser.bsky.social
#America250 #IrishAmerica250
Fantastic film for any number of reasons.
"When F Scott Fitzgerald’s Christmas wish came true The Pat Hobby stories about a washed-up writer in Hollywood were written to make money fast — they are also the final flowering of Fitzgerald’s eccentric genius."
www.ft.com/content/dfe8...
“I'd love to give Michael Collins a go ... if you reinvestigate his life and do a different film about it, I'd love to be involved.” - Paul Mescal
Crowdfunding the Revolution (book) and My Generation (script) - Ready!
The West Wing meets Peaky Blinders!
youtube.com/shorts/i4W4p...
“I wanted to write a story that was a little bit like Conrad's Heart of Darkness, a little bit of Gatsby thrown in there and a few other books that I was thinking of.”
Colum McCann talking with @winterlegs.bsky.social
www.mtpr.org/podcast/the-...
Irish Times review of The Red Branch. I like ‘picaresque’, haven’t come across the word since 2nd year English. Big thanks to Brian and Elizabeth.
Shane Leslie invited F. Scott Fitzgerald to visit Bourke Cockran’s opulent estate, his first exposure to the great houses clustered on Long Island and the lavish lifestyles of their owners. Cockran was a mentor to Winston Churchill, Leslie’s first cousin.
www.irishecho.com/2026/1/the-g...
Here’s your first look at Hannah Corneau recording 'Built to Last' from the Beautiful Little Fool concept album - streaming now on all platforms ✨
The world premiere production begins 15 January, starring David Hunter, Hannah Corneau, and Lauren Ward.
Southwark Playhouse Borough | 15 Jan - 28 Feb
Our Last Chance to Talk ‘Gatsby’
- Cannonball hosted by Wesley Morris
Gift article from The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/p...
'I re-read The Great Gatsby – among others – all the time, and every time I do, I’m amazed by how much the authors are layering in there, despite how short the books are.’
Susan Choi, author of Flashlight, Booker Prize 2025 shortlisted.
thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
#fscottfitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender is the Night, a first edition, first printing inscribed by the author sold for $27,500.
www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-n...
How F. Scott Fitzgerald fell in and out of love with Hollywood?
Oh What a time podcast - Silent Films: From 17m 55'
open.spotify.com/episode/0SJg...
#gatsby100 #thegreatgatsby #fscottfitzgerald
Why the American dream and the tragedy of 'The Great Gatsby' still resonate today
- The Colin McEnroe Show on @ctpublic.bsky.social
ctpublic.org/show/the-col...
#FScottFitzgerald #gatsby100
Auction of This Side of Paradise inscribed to his nurse: “Now you just go right to sleep.” ($10k-$15k).
F. Scott Fitzgerald's literary time bomb woke America to a post-war generation refusing to be held back by Victorian values.
@finebooks.bsky.social
www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-n...
Hemingway once called F. Scott Fitzgerald ‘fragile Irish instead of tough Irish.’
Part of their frenemy relationship is explained in a story of a friendly boxing match in Paris told by @cameronhill.bsky.social from the Off The Ball show.
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
A link to my reply to Dominic Green’s diatribe against Ireland in @wsj.com. Thank you to the Journal for giving me this right of reply to refute the more egregious falsehoods in his error-strewn piece.
www.wsj.com/opinion/dont...
The Great Gatsby Art Novel.
"In this enriched edition, Gatsby is recast as both man and myth, dreamer, and symbol." - Bond & Grace.
www.bondandgrace.com/the-great-ga...
"Fitzgerald’s hang-ups on account of his Irishness have been recently discussed by Patrick O’Sullivan Greene in a highly readable book ... a kind of private shame that has enabled him to make Gatsby so convincing a character"
"Making It, Faking It" - Martin Tyrrell
drb.ie/articles/mak...
Killarney author’s great work now in audiobook format!
www.killarneytoday.com/killarney-au...
Gatsby: Death of an Irishman - F. Scott Fitzgerald and His Search for Identity.
Amazon: a.co/d/efQJ0kz
Spotify: tinyurl.com/Gatsby-Death...
#FScottFitzgerald #thegreatgatsby
Gatsby: Death of an Irishman – Now an Audiobook!
F. Scott Fitzgerald and His Search for Identity.
Amazon: a.co/d/efQJ0kz
Spotify: tinyurl.com/Gatsby-Death...
Audible: tinyurl.com/GatsbyDeatho...
#America250 #IrishAmerica250 #FScottFitzgerald #thegreatgatsby
