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Jay Gatsby (originally named James Gatz) is the titular fictional character of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby.The character is an enigmatic nouveau riche millionaire who lives in a luxurious mansion on Long Island where he often hosts extravagant parties and who allegedly gained his fortune by illicit bootlegging during prohibition in the United States. [5]
The Texas oil boom, sometimes called the gusher age, was a period of dramatic change and economic growth in the U.S. state of Texas during the early 20th century that began with the discovery of a large petroleum reserve near Beaumont, Texas.
The Midland (band) song "Texas is The Last Stop" which includes the following lyrics: "Well, I've even been to Paris, And although it was great, If I'm going back to Paris, It's the one in the Lone Star State, 'Cause I'd only miss those honky-tonks, Friendly folks, and women, Yeah I'm going back to Texas, As fast as I can (Here I come)"
The Great Gatsby is a 2023 stage musical with music and lyrics by Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen, and a book by Kait Kerrigan. It is based on the 1925 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald .
Even though Musk founded the company, investors regarded him as inexperienced and replaced him with Intuit CEO Bill Harris by the end of the year. [ 68 ] In 2000, X.com merged with the online bank Confinity to avoid competition, [ 59 ] [ 68 ] [ 69 ] as the latter's money-transfer service PayPal was more popular than X.com's service. [ 70 ]
Later in the day on March 4, Harris' roommates noticed the 21-year-old's food order placed outside their door, as instructed, but he was nowhere to be found, according to the Corpus Christi Police ...
Gatsby overhears this discussion while standing unseen on the veranda. Wilson suspects that Tom killed Myrtle, and he confronts Tom at his home. Tom refuses to reveal Gatsby's name, and Wilson leaves. Tom tries to call Gatsby in order to warn him that his life is danger, but Gatsby does not answer the telephone.
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) is an American motion picture visual effects company that was founded on May 26, 1975 by George Lucas. [8] It is a division of the film production company Lucasfilm, which Lucas founded, and was created when he began production on the original Star Wars, [9] now the fourth episode of the Skywalker Saga.