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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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Celebrate Zelda Fitzgerald Day in Asheville on Thursday w/ readings, nonprofit fundraiser
Jason Sandford March 7, 2016

The "first flapper" helped usher in The Roaring '20s.

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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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