Zelda Fitzgerald - Wikipedia
In March 1948, while sedated and locked in a room on the fifth floor of Highland Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, she died in a fire. [16][20] Her body was identified by her dental …
The Death of Zelda Fitzgerald - NCpedia
In 1930 Zelda suffered a breakdown and was diagnosed (perhaps incorrectly) with schizophrenia. From then until 1940 her life was spent mainly in mental institutions in Europe and America, …
Inside the 1948 fire that killed Zelda Fitzgerald
After leading four patients to safety, Doris climbed to the fifth floor, where Zelda Fitzgerald and 10 other women resided. Before she could wake any of the women, smoke rising through the …
Zelda Fitzgerald | Biography, Book, Death, & Facts | Britannica
Zelda Fitzgerald (born July 24, 1900, Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.—died March 10, 1948, Asheville, North Carolina) was an American writer and artist, best known for personifying the …
Jazz Queen Zelda Fitzgerald Suffered a Tragic, Fiery Death
At a country club dance in 1919, Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald met; much like two large asteroids crashing into one another. When Zelda met young Lieutenant Scott Fitzgerald, an Irish …
How Zelda Fitzgerald Tragically Died on Zillicoa Street
Nov 22, 2022 · While most notable for her 1920’s flap dancing, novel “Save Me The Waltz”, and marriage to ”The Great Gatsby”’s author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, the community of Asheville tends …
Zelda Fitzgerald died in fire at NC hospital 73 years ago
Mar 10, 2021 · A former sanatorium in Western North Carolina known as Highland Hospital burned down 73 years ago Wednesday, killing Zelda Fitzgerald and eight other women.
Zelda Fitzgerald said to haunt Highland Hospital
Nov 1, 2024 · Famed author F. Scott Fitzgerald frequented Asheville in the final years of his life. His wife, Zelda, was treated at Highland Hospital in Asheville for more than a decade. When a …
Zelda Fitzgerald dies in hospital blaze - Appalachian History
Mar 9, 2016 · Among the victims of the Highland Hospital fire, identified only by her slipper, was Zelda Fitzgerald, wife of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald.
March 1948: The Death of Zelda Fitzgerald – NC Miscellany
In 1930 Zelda suffered a breakdown and was diagnosed (perhaps incorrectly) with schizophrenia. From then until 1940 her life was spent mainly in mental institutions in Europe and America, …