John F. Fitzgerald John F. Fitzgerald John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald (February 11, 1863 – October 2, 1950) was an American politician, father of Rose Kennedy and maternal grandfather of President John F. Kennedy. Fitzgerald was a Democratic congressman who went on to win two terms as mayor of Boston, and made several unsuccessful runs for Governor of Massachusetts. He made major improvements to the port, and became a patron of the baseball team now known as the Boston Red Sox. He maintained a high profile in the city, with his theatrical style of campaigning, and his personal charm and charisma that earned
Zelda Fitzgerald the nature of mental illness," based on literary analysis of Zelda's published and unpublished work as well as her husband's. After the success of Milford's biography, scholars and critics began to look at Zelda's work in a new light. In a 1968 edition of "Save Me the Waltz," F. Scott Fitzgerald scholar Matthew Bruccoli wrote, ""Save Me the Waltz" is worth reading partly because anything that illuminates the career of F. Scott Fitzgerald is worth reading—and because it is the only published novel of a brave and talented woman who is remembered for her defeats." But as "Save Me the