Katharine Tighe and F. Scott Fitzgerald's Big Break
Katharine Tighe was one of Fitzgerald's oldest neighborhood friends. Her childhood summers were spent in Dellwood and on Manitou Island. Her revisions to his first novel helped launch his literary career. Fitzgerald dedicated his play The Vegetable to her. Join Fitzgerald expert Mary Jane LaVigne as she explores a little-known sidelight on a great author's past.
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Katharine Tighe was one of Fitzgerald's oldest neighborhood friends. Her childhood summers were spent in Dellwood and on Manitou Island. Her revisions to his first novel helped launch his literary career. Fitzgerald dedicated his play The Vegetable to her. Patrons joined Fitzgerald expert Mary Jane LaVigne as she explored a little-known sidelight on a great author's past.
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