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Birth
Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota to parents Mary and Edward Fitzgerald. -
Moving
He moves back to St. Paul after his father lost his job in New York. -
Schooling
Fitzgerald enters the Princeton class of 1916. -
Army
He joins the army, and during his time in Europe he writes his first novel The Romantic Egotists. -
Meeting The Wife
He meets Zelda the daughter of a Montgomery, Alabama Supreme Court judge. -
First Published Novel
A week before his as Zeldas wedding, his novel This Side of Paradise is published. -
Wedding
Married in Montgomery, with the city celebrating the union. -
A New Life
Frances Scott Fitzgerald is born in St. Paul just like her father. -
A New Story
After settling into their new home in Long Island Fitzgerald conceives The Great Gatsby. -
Flops
He wrote the plat The Vegetable for Broadway but it ended up flopping. -
Moving Around
The Fitzgeralds move to France to escape proaction and the high cost of living in America. -
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is published but receives bad reviews and disappointing sales. -
Back to America
The family briefly settles in Delaware, where Scott begins screen writing and Zelda begins dance lessons. -
Ballet
They move back to Europe where Zelda continues to train and at 28 joins the Royal Ballet of Italy. -
A Family Affair
After moving back to America both Zelda and Scott write new novels, Zelda finishes her novel Save Me the Waltz, while Scott makes history with Tender is the Night. -
Back to Screenwriting
Fitzgerald moves his family to Hollywood where he starts work at MGM. -
The Beginning of the End
Zelda and Scott see each other one last time on a short trip to Cuba. -
The End
Fitzgerald dies suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 44, leaving a legacy of 170 short stories and 5 Novels. With The Last Tycoon being published in 1941 after his passing.