F. Scott Fitzgerald. By aq123 Sep 24, 1896 Born September 24, 1896 1913 Gets accepted in to college 1917 Joins boot camp 1919 Zelda breaks engagement because he's broke 1920 Releases first book 1920 Gets married to Zelda 1921 Has his first child 1922 Releases his second book 1924 Goes to Europe to work on the Great Gatsby 1925 Goes to Paris and meets up with writers like Hemingway 1937 Goes to England to live a better life 1937 Comes back to the US to work on movies in Hollywood 1939 Starts writing novels again Dec 21, 1940 Dies from illness because of alcoholism December 21, 1940 1948 Zelda dies by burning