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As Asheville prepares to celebrate Zelda Fitzgerald, pop culture awareness peaks
Jason Sandford March 6, 2017

Two major Hollywood pictures are in the works, and a new Amazon series, focus on the life and impact of Zelda as Asheville prepares to celebrate her once again.

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Will Asheville see spotlight in new Zelda Fitzgerald film starring Jennifer Lawrence?
Jason Sandford October 25, 2016

Zelda Fitzgerald and eight other women died in Asheville in a tragic fire.

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Pop-up exhibition of Thomas Wolfe books set for May in downtown Asheville
Jason Sandford April 25, 2016

The exhibition of Wolfe's books coincides will the release of a Hollywood movie about Wolfe, as well as an upcoming meeting of the Thomas Wolfe Society in Asheville.

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Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Dim sum restaurant set to open in downtown Asheville next week
Jason Sandford February 10, 2016

Also, the Hollywood biopic "Genius" about editor Max Perkins and the writers he worked with, including Thomas Wolfe, has a U.S. release date, and more.

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‘Genius,’ the movie about Asheville native son Thomas Wolfe, to premiere in Feb
Jason Sandford December 15, 2015

"Genius" has been added to the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival line-up.

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Release date moved for movie about Asheville native Thomas Wolfe and his editor
Jason Sandford December 9, 2015

Earlier this year, Oscar buzz was building for actor Jude Law, who plays Wolfe the writer.

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NPR’s Susan Stamberg in Asheville for story on Fitzgerald’s time in the mountains
Jason Sandford August 10, 2013

One stop for Stamberg was to interview the Grove Park Inn's Tracey Johnston-Crum, who tells of Fitzgerald's boozy, gun-shooting time at the historic inn.

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