Who was the real Jay Gatsby?
September 8, 2006
Not much is known about the origin of the character Jay Gatsby, the main character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby." But a St. Paul author is writing a biography about a dashing Minnesotan named Cushman Rice, who may have been Fitzgerald's inspiration.
MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Dan Hardy, author of "The Man Who Was Gatsby: The Tales and Times of Cushman Rice."
