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Born in St. Paul Minnesota
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Published his first story at 13
He published his story in the school newspaper at St. Paul Academy -
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Attended Princeton
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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
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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
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
Her name was Francis Scott Fitzgerald -
Fitzgerald moved to France
He wanted to spark his creativity -
Published The Great Gatsby
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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
he died while in the middle of writing The Last Tycoon