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Fitzgerald is born
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Fitzgerald is born
He was born in St.Paul, Minnesota -
Publishes his first story
He published this story in his school newspaper at the age of 13 -
Attends Princeton
He published pieces in the school humor magazine and wrote musicals -
Joins the army
Fitzgerald had to drop out to join the army as his writing caused him to fail in academics -
Meets Zelda
Zelda would be his future wife, and he met her while stationed within the US -
Discharged and moved to NYC
Zelda went with him, but wouldn’t marry him until he had the money to support her -
The jazz age begins
Most of Fitzgerald’s works, (ex. Bernice Bobs her Hair, The Great Gatsby), center around this era. -
Married Zelda
The newfound wealth caused Zelda to become comfortable with marrying him -
Published his first novel
This Side of Paradise was an immediate hit that made Fitzgerald wealthy -
Frances Scott Fitzgerald is born
Fitzgerald’s daughter was affectionately called “Scottie” -
The Fitzgeralds move to France
This was intended to spark Fitzgerald’s creativity -
The Great Gatsby is published
Often considered one of the greatest pieces of American literature, the Great Gatsby was Fitzgerald’s greatest success and a symbol of it’s time. -
Tender is the Night is published
Fitzgerald’s novels following The Great Gatsby never lived up to it’s success, and took a toll on Fitzgerald’s mental health. -
Fitzgerald moves to Hollywood
This move was so that he could write screenplays in order to make a lot of money quickly so that he could continue writing novels without financial stress -
F Scott Fitzgerald dies of a heart attack
This was midway through writing his final novel