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
F. Scott Fitzgerald British playwright Crispin Whittell, which premiered at Williamstown Theatre Festival (2007). Tom Hiddleston and Alison Pill appear briefly as Fitzgerald and Zelda in Woody Allen's 2011 feature film "Midnight in Paris". Guy Pearce and Vanessa Kirby portray the couple in 2016's "Genius". Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald appear alongside Ernest Hemingway, Hadley Hemingway, Gertrude Stein and Ezra Pound in the novel "The Paris Wife" by Paula McLain. The novel was adapted by Sheila Yeger for a 2011 BBC Radio 4 "Woman's Hour Drama". Stewart O'Nan's 2015 novel "West of Sunset" presents a detailed fictional account of Fitzgerald's final years as a