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F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. -
At the age of 13 he published his first story in the school’s newspaper at the Saint Paul Academy.
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From 1913 to 1918, Fitzgerald attended Princeton University and wrote for “The Princeton Tiger”. He would write scripts for the Triangle Club as well.
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While Fitzgerald was stationed in the army after his years at Princeton, he met his soon to be wife. -
F. Scott Fitzgerald was discharged from the army and moved to New York City.
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A year after moving to New York City, Fitzgerald published his first novel “This Side of Paradise”.
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After the success of his first published novel, he married his wife Zelda in April of 1920.
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In 1924, he moved to France hoping to spark his creativity. A year later, he published “The Great Gatsby”. -
After he published “The Great Gatsby”, Fitzgerald’s drinking problem became excessive and his wife had mental issues and went to several European clinics.
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His most moving novel “Tender Is the Night” was published, however it was unsuccessful.
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In 1937, he came to Hollywood to write screenplays in order to make money quickly so he could go back to writing his novels.
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During his time in Hollywood, he met and fell in love with Sheilah Graham, a famous Hollywood gossip columnist. -
He began writing a novel about Hollywood that goes by the name of “The Last Tycoon”.
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Halfway through his latest work, Fitzgerald died from a heart attack.
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Approximately a year after his death, his latest work “The Last Tycoon” was published.