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Born in St. Paul, MN
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Dad loses job
Drives him not to be a failure -
Enters Princeton University
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Flunked out of Princeton
Joined the Service hoping to serve in WWI -
Met Zelda Sayer-His future wife
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Engaged to Zelda
With WWI over, he proposed -
Broken engagement
During this time, he moved back to St. Paul and began to finish the book he started in college. -
This Side of Paradise released
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Married Zelda in St. Patrick’s Cathedral NYC
They became top socialites of the time in New York -
Francis Scott (Scottie) born
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Release of The Beautiful and Damned
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Moved to French Riviera
Continued lavish lifestyle and began working on The Great Gatsby -
Release of The Great Gatsby
While popular now, like his second novel, this was not a financial success. -
Stock market crash
Demand for his style of writing fell out of favor with so many falling into poverty. -
Zelda diagnosed with schizophrenia
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NY Post headline
NY Post described him as washed up and a wasted talent. -
Accepted offer from MGM to be screenwriter
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Fired by MGM
Began working on The Last Tycoon -
Suffered mild heart attack
Years of heavy drinking were catching up with him -
Death
Collapsed on the floor of his home due to a heart attack. He was 44 years old. -
Buried in Rockville, Maryland
In 1948, Zelda was killed in a fire. She is buried along side of her husband.
