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She quietly expected great things to happen to her, and no doubt that’s one of the reasons why they did.

Zelda Fitzgerald

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Zelda Fitzgerald
Age: 47 †
Born: 1900
Born: July 24
Died: 1948
Died: March 10
Artist
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Dancer
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Montgomery
Alabama
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