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F. Scott Fitzgerald was the famous author of <\/span>The Great Gatsby<\/span> and other novels chronicling fast life in the Jazz Age.\u00a0 Scott, an Army officer, met Zelda, a Montgomery, Alabama debutante, at a dance in 1918.\u00a0 They married soon after.\u00a0 As Scott became more famous, they were caught up in the hectic social world that surrounds beautiful, young celebrities.\u00a0 Their frequent drinking bouts stressed their marriage and fed Zelda\u2019s growing mental instability. In 1936, Zelda entered Highland Hospital in Asheville for treatment of schizophrenia, never to leave.\u00a0 Scott stayed in Asheville for a while before moving to Hollywood to write movie scripts.\u00a0 He died of a heart attack in 1940.\u00a0 Eight years later, Zelda died in Asheville when fire destroyed the Highland Hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n

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F. Scott Fitzgerald was the famous author of The Great Gatsby<\/span> and other novels chronicling fast life in the Jazz Age.\u00a0 Scott, an Army officer, met Zelda, a Montgomery, Alabama debutante, at a dance in 1918.\u00a0 They married soon after.\u00a0 As Scott became more famous, they were caught up in the hectic social world that surrounds beautiful, young celebrities.\u00a0 Their frequent drinking bouts stressed their marriage and fed Zelda\u2019s growing mental instability. In 1936, Zelda entered Highland Hospital in Asheville for treatment of schizophrenia, never to leave.\u00a0 Scott stayed in Asheville for a while before moving to Hollywood to write movie scripts.\u00a0 He died of a heart attack in 1940.\u00a0 Eight years later, Zelda died in Asheville when fire destroyed the Highland Hospital.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>

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