Rory Gilmore first appeared in the pilot episode of the series on October 5,2000 and appeared in every episode until the series finale on May 15,2007.
32 Facts About Rory Gilmore
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Rory Gilmore received nominations for an ALMA Award, a Satellite Award, and a Saturn Award.
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Rory Gilmore was born October 8,1984 in Hartford, Connecticut, at 4:03am.
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Rory Gilmore spent her first months living with her mother at her grandparents' mansion until her mother ran away.
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Rory Gilmore did not have much contact with her grandparents until she started to attend Chilton.
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Rory Gilmore almost convinced herself not to go to Chilton because of not wanting to leave Dean, but after learning of the huge sacrifices her mother made, she decides to go to Chilton.
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When she meets Jess Mariano, Rory Gilmore begins to falls in love with him.
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Jess does not tell Rory Gilmore he is leaving, but later calls and does not say anything on the phone, until Rory Gilmore caught on that it was him and revealed that she might have loved him but would just have to get over it.
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Rory Gilmore writes for the Yale Daily News and is its editor towards the end of her studies.
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Dean gets jealous but he and Rory Gilmore grow closer and have an affair, during which Rory Gilmore loses her virginity.
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Lorelai is angry and disappointed in Rory Gilmore, who decides to leave for Europe with her grandmother for the summer to avoid conflicts.
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Meanwhile, Rory Gilmore makes the acquaintance of the heir to the Huntzberger Publishing Company, Logan Huntzberger.
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Rory Gilmore soon becomes interested in him and after Dean breaks up with her, she makes the first move at her grandparents' vow-renewal.
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Rory Gilmore has achieved something with his own life by writing a novel and he encourages her to see that her current choices do not suit who she really is.
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Rory Gilmore doggedly pursues her former editor for a job at the Stamford Eagle Gazette, takes on extra courses at Yale to make up for her time away, and is unexpectedly elected editor of the Yale Daily News, taking over from Paris.
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Rory Gilmore cultivates new friendships with girls involved in the arts and drama, Olivia and Lucy, although these relationships become fraught when Marty, a friend who had a crush on Rory in an earlier season, is revealed to be Lucy's boyfriend.
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Rory Gilmore continues to work towards her goal, applying for the Reston Fellowship, to become an intern at The New York Times, as well as applying and interviewing for other jobs.
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Rory Gilmore turns down one firm job offer, counting on getting the Reston Fellowship.
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When she is rejected, Rory Gilmore is in turmoil, unable to concentrate on a final exam about John Milton's epic poem, Paradise Lost, and generally experiencing great uncertainty about her future.
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Rory Gilmore considers his offer but ultimately declines, suggesting they try to maintain a long-distance relationship.
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Rory Gilmore says that she relishes the openness of her life and the opportunities before her: marriage now would limit that.
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Luke throws a surprise graduation party for Rory Gilmore, which closes out the series.
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Rory Gilmore has become a successful freelance journalist, but was fired from a job to ghostwrite a book, and gave up her apartment to stay in different places like New York, London, and Stars Hollow.
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Rory Gilmore has been dating a man named Paul for two years, but does not seem to be invested in their relationship.
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Rory Gilmore ends back in Stars Hollow and becomes the editor of the Stars Hollow Gazette.
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Rory Gilmore continues to wander, although very determined to write her novel.
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Rory Gilmore ends up reconciling with her mother and is present when Lorelai marries Luke.
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Rory Gilmore realized how competitive the field she was trying to get into is, and how slim her chances actually were, and how hard she'd have to work.
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Rory Gilmore will want to stay close to that kind of person because it keeps her sharp, her eyes focused on the prize.
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Rory Gilmore Girls offered something that's rare on TV but common in real life.
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Rory Gilmore was nominated in the same category in 2002.
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Rory Gilmore earned a Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress Comedy in 2005 and in 2006.