F. Scott Fitzgerald

By vbetz
  • Born in St. Paul Minnesota

    Born in St. Paul Minnesota

  • Published his first story at 13

    Published his first story at 13

    He published his story in the school newspaper at St. Paul Academy
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    Attended Princeton

  • Left school and joined the army

    Left school and joined the army

    He was forced to leave school because of his academics

  • Met his wife while in the army

    He was deployed and she refused to commit until she knew he had money to support her
  • Discharged from the army and moved to NY

    Discharged from the army and moved to NY

  • Married his wife

    Married his wife

    He felt comfortable asking his wife to marry him as he gained a lot of money from the novel. This was a week after it was published
  • Published his first novel

    Published his first novel

    The novel was an immediate bestseller
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    Wrote 178 stories

    Published stories in magazines to financially support him while writing his novels
  • Had a daughter

    Had a daughter

    Her name was Francis Scott Fitzgerald
  • Fitzgerald moved to France

    Fitzgerald moved to France

    He wanted to spark his creativity
  • Published The Great Gatsby

    Published The Great Gatsby

  • Wrote Tender is the Night

    Wrote Tender is the Night

    This never matched the success of The Great Gatsby

  • Moved to Hollywood to write screenplays

    He wanted to make money to move again
  • Died of a heart attack

    Died of a heart attack

    he died while in the middle of writing The Last Tycoon