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Birth date
September 24th, 1896 in St. Paul Minnesota was when Francis Scott Fitzgerald was born. -
Catholic school
Fitzgerald was 15 years old when his parents sent him to the Newman catholic School. -
University of Princeton
Fitzgerald attended Princeton university as a way to dedicate himself as a writer but in doing so neglected his school work. -
War
In 1917 Fitzgerald dropped out of college and joined the U.S. Army and while in there he wrote a novel called The Romantic Egotist. -
Life after war
November 1918, The war has ended and Fitzgerald decided to start a career in New York City. -
The side of paradise published
In 1920 Fitzgerald’s novel was published to amazing reviews and overnight Fitzgerald became an amazing writer -
Marriage
Fitzgerald married Zelda Sayre on April 3, 1920, in New York City. -
Fitzgerald’s daughter is born
Fitzgerald’s wife Zelda gave birth to his daughter Frances “Scottie” Fitzgerald, in 1921. -
The beautiful and damned published
In 1922 Fitzgerald’s second novel was published “The beautiful and damned” and it lead to him being recognized as a great writer amongst the other writers. -
The greatest work of Fitzgerald
In 1924 Fitzgerald moved to France to work on what would become the finest work he would publish in his life time with inspiration of the jazz era. -
The Great Gastby
In 1925 Fitzgerald published his third novel with the narration of Nick Carraway, this novel is considered the best of Fitzgerald’s work. -
Tender is the night
Fitzgerald’s fourth novel was published in 1934 to commercial failure and was initially poorly received since it wasn’t like Fitzgerald’s other work and after the success of his third novel, Fitzgerald felt like a failure. -
Career revival
In 1937 Fitzgerald revived his career as a screenwriter and freelance storywriter in Hollywood and became a successful writer again for his efforts -
The love of the last tycoon
Fitzgerald never finished writing this one since the novel started in 1939 but Fitzgerald didn’t have much time in his life left -
Death
Fitzgerald died of a heart attack at the age of 44 on December 21, 1940, in Hollywood, California.