F. Scott Fitzgerald

By DJWillis

  • Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald is born

    Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald is born
    Born in a small town of St. Paul, Minnesota. Named after Francis Scott Key, who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner.

  • Education

    Scott is enrolled in St. Paul Academy

  • University

    University
    Accepted into Princeton

  • Recruitment

    Scott enrolls in the U.S. Army

  • Career

    Begins professional writing

  • Marraige

    Marraige
    Marries Zelda Sayre

  • Children

    Children
    Scott and Zelda have their first child, Frances

  • Playwright

    The family moves to New York to begin his new career, but fails so he has to write short stories to support his family.

  • The Beautiful and the Damned

    Writes his second novel.

  • The Great Gatsby

    F. Scott Fitzgerald writes The Great Gatsby.

  • Breakdown

    His wife had to be treated in hospitals for mental breakdowns

  • Tender is the Night

    His fourth book becomes another commercial failure

  • New Job

    Scott Gets a new job for Metro Goldwyn Mayer as a screenwriter

  • Movie

    Movie
    Writes script for "Three Comrades" which is a big hit movie. His contract was not renewed.

  • Death

    Death
    Died of a heart attack while he was halfway through writing his last novel. Aged 44