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F. Scott Fitzgerald is born
Francis Scott key Fitzgerald is born in St. Paul, Minnesota to Edward and Molly Fitzgerald -
Joined the army
Do to his neglect for academics, he decided to join the Army. -
Met Zelda Sayre
At Camp Sheridan, he met Zelda Sayre who later became F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife. -
Quit job to write "This Side Of Paradise"
He quit his job in order to re-write he previous novel under the new name, "This Side Of Paradise" -
Became a writer for popular magazines
Late into 1919, he was hired for writing stories that would get into mass circulation magazines. -
Fitzgerald married Zelda Sayre
Fitzgerald married Zelda Sayre in New York shortly after This Side Of Paradise was published -
Began writing "The Beautiful And Damned"
After moving to New York with his wife, he began working on his second novel, "The Beautiful And Damned" -
Frances Scott Fitzgerald was born
Frances Scott Fitzgerald, the daughter of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Fitzgerald was born after the family moved back to St. Paul -
Moved to Great Neck, Long Island
Moved to Great Neck, Long Island because Fitzgerald wrote a play titled "The Vegetable", which failed. -
The Great Gatsby was written
The Fitzgeralds went to France, where F. Scott Fitzgerald began writing The Great Gatsby -
The Great Gatsby was published
The Great Gastby was published and was well reviewed but didn't get that many sales. It was later revitalized after his death and became an American classic. -
Zelda Fitzgerald suffered a mental breakdown
Zelda Fitzgerald suffered a mental breakdown, which led to her being treated at a clinic in Switzerland, which Fitzgerald wrote short stories to pay for the treatment. -
Fitzgerald finished "Tender Is The Night"
"Tender Is The Night" was finished, it being about similar issues to his own personal life. -
Became a Hollywood screenwriter
After going through a phase where he didn't write stories and took up drinking, Fitzgerald moved to Hollywood to become a screenwriter. -
Death
F. Scott Fitzgerald died of a heart attack while writing his last novel, "The Love Of The Last Tycoon".
