F. Scott Fitzgerald

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald is born in St.Paul, Minnesota

Sep 24, 1896

Attends a Catholic Public School

Jan 1, 1911

Enters Princeton University

Nov 30, 1913

Neglects studies and is soon put on academic probation

Nov 30, 1916

Joins the Army and makes first attempt at novel The Romantic Egostist

Nov 30, 1917

War ended and Fitzgerald is discharged

Nov 11, 1918

Falls in love with Zelda Sayre

Nov 30, 1918

Goes to New York to seek his fortune and Zelda's hand in marriage

Nov 30, 1919

Marries Zelda Sayre

Apr 3, 1920

Publication of This Side of Paradise and week later marries Zelda

Nov 30, 1920

Francis Scott Fitzgerald is born

Oct 26, 1921

The publication of the Great Gatsby

Nov 30, 1925

Crash of the Stock Market

Oct 29, 1929

New York profile of Fitzgerald as a "has been"

Sep 24, 1936

Wrote the Crack up

Nov 30, 1936

Death of F. Scott Fitzgerald

Dec 21, 1940