PORTER, WILLIAM SYDNEY (1862–1910). William Sydney Porter [pseud. O. Henry], writer, was born on September 11, 1862, in Greensboro, North Carolina, the son of Dr. Algernon Sidney and Mary Jane Virginia (Swaim) Porter.His middle name was originally spelled
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Agricultural Economist, Author. Dr. John Lossing Buck, known as Lossing to his friends, graduated from Cornell University in 1914. He later returned to Cornell and received an M.S. in 1925 and PhD in 1933. Lossing went to China in 1915 as an agricultural
Continue reading >>Even though Scott did not have an affair with the famed ballerina, there was an incident in 1927 which marked a turning point in Zelda's deteriorating mental health.
Continue reading >>Lois Moran (1909-1990) Lois was 17 when she and Scott first met- she was a silent film actress who was very beautiful yet didnt have a very succcessful career. After she got married and had children, she made only a few film and TV appearances. Her affair
Continue reading >>Ginevra was Scott's original golden girl, the model for Isabelle in "This Side of Paradise" and Daisy Buchanan in "The Great Gatsby."
Continue reading >>Sheilah Graham was a newspaper columnist when she met Scott in the late 1930s. Scott was in Hollywood trying to make a living as a screenwriter, which soon failed.
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