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Born
Born in Saint Paul Minnesota -
First Story
He published his first story at 13, school newspaper -
Collage
He went to Princeton and during that time he wrote musicals for his school -
Met his wife
He was still in the army when he met his wife -
The Army
He had to leave collage after 3 years and joined the army -
Left Army
He left the army and moved to New York City -
First Novel
Published his first novel -
Proposed
He proposed only a couple days after he published his first novel -
Had a daughter
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France
He moved to France -
The Great Gaspy
He published The Great Gaspy -
Tender Is The Night
Published Tender Is The Night -
Hollywood
Moved to Hollywood to write screenplays -
Published 178
Over his lifetime he published 178 novels -
Died
He died of a heart attack working on his last novel