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Ginevra King

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American socialite (1898-1980)

United StatesLived 1898 to 1980 · aged 82
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Ginevra King Pirie was an American socialite and heiress. As one of the self-proclaimed "Big Four" debutantes of Chicago during World War I, King inspired many characters in the novels and short stories of Jazz Age writer F. Scott Fitzgerald; in particular, the character of Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby.

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Leonardo da Vinci's portrait Ginevra de' Benci, after which King, her mother, and grandmother, were namedLeonardo da Vinci's portrait Ginevra de' Benci, after which King, her mother, and grandmother, were namedPortrait of Ginevra King, June 1915Portrait of Ginevra King, June 1915Chicago Tribune article describing King's wedding which Fitzgerald kept in his scrapbook with the note: "The end of a once poignant story."Chicago Tribune article describing King's wedding which Fitzgerald kept in his scrapbook with the note: "The end of a once poignant story."

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Ginevra King Pirie was an American socialite and heiress. As one of the self-proclaimed "Big Four" debutantes of Chicago during World War I, King inspired many characters in the novels and short stories of Jazz Age writer F. Scott Fitzgerald; in particular, the character of Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby. A 16-year-old King met an 18-year-old Fitzgerald at a sledding party in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and they shared a passionate romance from 1915 to 1917.

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1898 to 1980 · aged 82
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6 languages

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