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F. Scott Fitzgeralds life
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birth
He was born in Saint Paul Minnesota -
First big accomplishment
When he was 13, he published his first story in the school newspaper at Saint Paul Academy. -
Princeton
While he was at Princeton wrote musicals and published articles in the Princeton tiger human magazine. -
Joined the war
After just three years of attending Princeton he left due to his Academic suffering and join the army. -
Met his wife
He met his wife while he was in the army while be stationed by where she lived. She refused to commit herself until he proved he could make enough money to support her. -
First novel
He was discharged from the army in 1919 then moved to New York City, a year later he published his first novel “this side of paradise”: it was immediately a best seller. -
Married
Shortly after publishing his first novel him and Zelda got married in New York -
Children
Zelda eventually became pregnant can you give birth to their only child, Francis. -
Great neck Long Island
They ended up moving to Great neck Long Island to be near Broadway, so he could write a play called “vegetable”.
The play ended up failing and he had to write his way out of debt with short stories. -
France
He moved to France hoping to spark his creativity. -
The great Gatsby
While in France he published his greatest work “ The great Gatsby” -
Return to America
They return to America while renting out a mansion in Delaware for two years. Well during this time Zelda started practicing ballet hoping to become a professional dancer. -
Return to Paris
They returned to Paris for Zelda’s intense ballet training while damaging her health -
Switzerland
Zelda suffered her first mental breakdown and was treated at privens clinic in Switzerland until 1931. During this time Fitzgerald work on his novel was paused again to work on a short story is to be able to pay for Zelda treatment. -
Tender is the night
Fitzgerald completed his fourth novel “tender is the night” while back in America. -
Hollywood
He went to Hollywood to write screenplays to be able to make money as fast as possible. He did this so we could leave town once again and continue to write like he really wanted to do. -
Death
He was halfway through his final novel “ The last tycoon” also known as “ The love of the last tycoon“, well he died from a heart attack.