The real ‘Great Gatsby’: Meet the men who likely inspired the infamous novel

Raquel Laneri
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 06:00:00 -0400

In 1951, a blind 65-year-old man named Max Gerlach was listening to the radio when something jolted him to attention. A guest had come on who had just published a biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald — the late, great chronicler of the Roaring ‘20s and the pursuit of the American Dream. Within minutes, Gerlach called...