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Clips from Z: The Beginning of Everything - The It Girl (S01E01)

Thank you.

"Thank you."

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Mr. Fitzgerald, I'm your very biggest fan America has.

"Mr. Fitzgerald, I'm your very biggest fan America has."

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It's such an exciting voice you have.

"It's such an exciting voice you have."

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I read it from cover to cover.

"I read it from cover to cover."

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Greatest book I've read in ages.

"Greatest book I've read in ages."

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A masterpiece.

"A masterpiece."

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It's as if you're writing about me.

"It's as if you're writing about me."

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Oh.

"Oh."

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No empty glasses

"No empty glasses"

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No empty glasses. This is from my personal stock.

"No empty glasses. This is from my personal stock."

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Good evening, everyone. I'm Harold Ober.

"Good evening, everyone. I'm Harold Ober."

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The greatest literary agent an an author could ask for.

"The greatest literary agent an an author could ask for."

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It's easy when you represent such remarkable authors.

"It's easy when you represent such remarkable authors."

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And on the subject of remarkable,

"And on the subject of remarkable,"

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it's quite something when a novel sells its way

"it's quite something when a novel sells its way"

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through a 5,000-copy printing.

"through a 5,000-copy printing."

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Now meet the wonder boy of the year,

"Now meet the wonder boy of the year,"

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Mr. F. Scott Fitzgerald,

"Mr. F. Scott Fitzgerald,"

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who has sold his way through a whopping 20,000 copies

"who has sold his way through a whopping 20,000 copies"

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in two weeks.

"in two weeks."

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Bravo.

"Bravo."

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From H.L. Mencken, who, as is to be expected,

"From H.L. Mencken, who, as is to be expected,"

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says it better than the rest of us,

"says it better than the rest of us,"

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"Just read 'Paradise.' Stop.

""Just read 'Paradise.' Stop."

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"Then best American novel I've seen of late.

""Then best American novel I've seen of late."

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"Stop.

""Stop."

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"I pity the next book I pick up.

""I pity the next book I pick up."

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End. Stop."

"End. Stop.""

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It's a rare author that debuts to universal praise.

"It's a rare author that debuts to universal praise."

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- Bravo! - Nearly universal.

"- Bravo! - Nearly universal."

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Now, now, no more about Heywood Broun.

"Now, now, no more about Heywood Broun."

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Nobody reads the "Tribune" anyway.

"Nobody reads the "Tribune" anyway."

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To Scott Fitzgerald.

"To Scott Fitzgerald."

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To all of you

"To all of you"

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for your infinite good taste.

"for your infinite good taste."

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- Cheers! - Well done!

"- Cheers! - Well done!"

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Scott, there's someone I want you to meet.

"Scott, there's someone I want you to meet."

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You know Jerry, this is nephew,

"You know Jerry, this is nephew,"

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went to Princeton, class of '16?

"went to Princeton, class of '16?"

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Oh, of course...

"Oh, of course..."

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Dutch!

"Dutch!"

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- Quite the occasion. - Oh, isn't it?

"- Quite the occasion. - Oh, isn't it?"

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I'm so happy for Scott, I'm grinning like a possum.

"I'm so happy for Scott, I'm grinning like a possum."

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Look at you, Zelda.

"Look at you, Zelda."

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You certainly know how to stand out in a room. Don't you think, sister?

"You certainly know how to stand out in a room. Don't you think, sister?"

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Nothing makes me homesick like a well placed ruffle.

"Nothing makes me homesick like a well placed ruffle."

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We're having tea at the Ritz tomorrow, darling.

"We're having tea at the Ritz tomorrow, darling."

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- Do say you'll come. - Oh.

"- Do say you'll come. - Oh."

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- Vincent! - Miss Millay!

"- Vincent! - Miss Millay!"

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Edna St. Vincent Millay, the poet.

"Edna St. Vincent Millay, the poet."

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Hello, darling. Who is this?

"Hello, darling. Who is this?"

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Zelda Fitzgerald. How do you do?

"Zelda Fitzgerald. How do you do?"

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- The wife. - That's right. Mrs. Fitzgerald.

"- The wife. - That's right. Mrs. Fitzgerald."

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Vincent Millay.

"Vincent Millay."

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I thought there was an Edna or Saint in there someplace.

"I thought there was an Edna or Saint in there someplace."

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Oh, I've never been much of an Edna.

"Oh, I've never been much of an Edna."

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And no one would call me a saint.

"And no one would call me a saint."

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Well, I've read all your poetry.

"Well, I've read all your poetry."

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I'm sure I'm one of your biggest fans.

"I'm sure I'm one of your biggest fans."

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"My candle burns at both ends;

""My candle burns at both ends;"

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"It will not last the night;

""It will not last the night;"

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"But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends--

""But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends--"

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It gives a lovely light!"

"It gives a lovely light!""

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Oh, it's just gorgeous.

"Oh, it's just gorgeous."

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How lovely, you memorized all four lines.

"How lovely, you memorized all four lines."

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Well, I've always wanted to meet you,

"Well, I've always wanted to meet you,"

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and now I certainly have.

"and now I certainly have."

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Oh, I don't know what she thought would happen,

"Oh, I don't know what she thought would happen,"

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waltzing around the Algonquin in that fucking frock.

"waltzing around the Algonquin in that fucking frock."

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- Girl reeks of antebellum. - Mm-hmm.

"- Girl reeks of antebellum. - Mm-hmm."

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- Zelda, there you are. - Here I am.

"- Zelda, there you are. - Here I am."

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I need more time with you.

"I need more time with you."

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We are going to have to make a date to go shopping.

"We are going to have to make a date to go shopping."

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Oh.

"Oh."

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That way I get you all to myself.

"That way I get you all to myself."

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Yes. Let's do that.

"Yes. Let's do that."

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The Bankheads lost their accents.

"The Bankheads lost their accents."

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You'd never know they were from Montgomery.

"You'd never know they were from Montgomery."

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- Tallulah's an actress. - Oh, is she, darling?

"- Tallulah's an actress. - Oh, is she, darling?"

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I love your drawl, darling girl.

"I love your drawl, darling girl."

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Don't you ever lose it.

"Don't you ever lose it."

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Lose it? I wouldn't know how.

"Lose it? I wouldn't know how."

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You are a genuine marvel.

"You are a genuine marvel."

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Someone should kiss you.

"Someone should kiss you."

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Someone should.

"Someone should."

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The priority, my dear boy, is your next novel.

"The priority, my dear boy, is your next novel."

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The entire country is waiting to see

"The entire country is waiting to see"

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what F. Scott Fitzgerald will think of next.

"what F. Scott Fitzgerald will think of next."

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Absolutely.

"Absolutely."

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You're a fine artist, Fitzgerald.

"You're a fine artist, Fitzgerald."

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The literary world awaits.

"The literary world awaits."

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However, the Biltmore also awaits.

"However, the Biltmore also awaits."

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Payment for a certain room?

"Payment for a certain room?"

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1815?

"1815?"

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So perhaps a story for, say,

"So perhaps a story for, say,"

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"Collier's" or "McCall's."

""Collier's" or "McCall's.""

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Every magazine is clamoring for your next short story.

"Every magazine is clamoring for your next short story."

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It's your bread and butter.

"It's your bread and butter."

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Who's bread and butter?

"Who's bread and butter?"

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Submit a story that they've already rejected.

"Submit a story that they've already rejected."

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See if the name Fitzgerald means something to them now.

"See if the name Fitzgerald means something to them now."

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And as to the advance,

"And as to the advance,"

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you realize that it's meetings like this

"you realize that it's meetings like this"

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that take up all my writing time.

"that take up all my writing time."

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Well, let's not worry, shall we?

"Well, let's not worry, shall we?"

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The book reading today will benefit all of us.

"The book reading today will benefit all of us."

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What book reading.

"What book reading."

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At the National Arts Club.

"At the National Arts Club."

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I didn't agree to that, did I?

"I didn't agree to that, did I?"

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As I recall, a couple Martinis,

"As I recall, a couple Martinis,"

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and you thought it was a marvelous idea.

"and you thought it was a marvelous idea."

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You can't take my drunken word for it.

"You can't take my drunken word for it."

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What else have we?

"What else have we?"

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It'll be grand. Fans, critics.

"It'll be grand. Fans, critics."

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H.L. Mencken.

"H.L. Mencken."

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Burton Rascoe. Heywood Broun.

"Burton Rascoe. Heywood Broun."

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But Broun hates me.

"But Broun hates me."

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Only until he hears you read.

"Only until he hears you read."

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Well, they just keep coming and going.

"Well, they just keep coming and going."

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Isn't it wonderful?

"Isn't it wonderful?"

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