28 Facts About Gail Wynand

Tabloid newspaper publisher Gail Wynand seeks to shape popular opinion; he befriends Roark, then betrays him when public opinion turns in a direction he cannot control.

Gail Wynand believes that non-conformity has no chance of winning, so she alternates between helping Roark and working to undermine him.

Gail Wynand recommends Roark to Hopton Stoddard, a wealthy acquaintance who wants to build a Temple of the Human Spirit.

Gail Wynand marries Keating and turns herself over to him, doing and saying whatever he wants, and actively persuading potential clients to hire him instead of Roark.

Roark and Gail Wynand become close friends; Gail Wynand is unaware of Roark's past relationship with Dominique.

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Gail Wynand, who has betrayed his own values by attacking Roark, finally grasps the nature of the power he thought he held.

Gail Wynand denied that Wright had anything to do with the philosophy expressed by Roark or the events of the plot.

Gail Wynand loves painting, but his mother steers him toward architecture instead.

Gail Wynand becomes a social climber, focused on improving his career and social standing using a combination of personal manipulation and conformity to popular styles.

Gail Wynand follows a similar path in his private life: he chooses a loveless marriage to Dominique instead of marrying the woman he loves—who lacks Dominique's beauty and social connections.

Gail Wynand is a wealthy newspaper mogul who rose from a destitute childhood in the ghettoes of New York to control much of the city's print media.

Some elements of Gail Wynand's character were inspired by real-life newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, including Hearst's yellow journalism and mixed success in attempts to gain political influence.

Gail Wynand ultimately fails in his attempts to wield power, losing his newspaper, his wife, and his friendship with Roark.

In Rand's view, a person like Gail Wynand, who seeks power over others, is as much a "second-hander" as a conformist such as Keating.

Gail Wynand is Rand's personification of evil—the most active and self-aware villain in any of her novels.

Gail Wynand attended a New York lecture by Laski as part of gathering material for the novel, following which she changed the physical appearance of the character to be similar to that of Laski.

Gail Wynand therefore conducted extensive research that included reading many biographies and other books about architecture.

Gail Wynand worked as an unpaid typist in the office of architect Ely Jacques Kahn.

Gail Wynand edited the final manuscript to remove the quotes and other allusions to him.

Gail Wynand completed a stage adaptation of We the Living that ran briefly in 1940.

Gail Wynand first worked as a volunteer in Wendell Willkie's presidential campaign, and then attempted to form a group for conservative intellectuals.

Gail Wynand got a $1,000 advance so she could work full-time to complete the novel by January 1,1943.

Gail Wynand then used a thesaurus and found 'fountainhead' as a synonym.

Gail Wynand said Dominique wanted and "all but invited" the act, citing, among other things, a passage where Dominique scratches a marble slab in her bedroom to invite Roark to repair it.

Gail Wynand sold the movie rights to The Fountainhead and returned to Hollywood to write the screenplay for the adaptation.

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Gail Wynand said The Fountainhead was not only influential among 20th century architects, but it "was one, first, front and center in the life of every architect who was a modern architect".

Gail Wynand said it was the most faithful adaptation of a novel ever made in Hollywood and a "real triumph".

Gail Wynand displayed a more negative attitude later, saying she disliked the entire movie and complaining about its editing, acting, and other elements.