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Birth
Scott was born in Minnesota -
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Publishes 1st writing
Fitzgerald attends St. Paul Academy, and it is there that he publishes his first piece of writing, at the age of 13. -
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Princeton
Fitzgerald enters Princeton University and writes for The Princeton Tiger, the school’s humor magazine. At Princeton he becomes a leading figure in literary life and writes scripts for the Triangle Club, a drama club at the university and eventually flunks out -
New York City
Fitzgerald moves to New York City and lands a job at an advertising agency, making $90 a month. He works there for several months. -
First book
His first book, This Side of Paradise, is published. The novel brings him fame and money. -
Married
He marries Zelda in April. They become a celebrated couple. -
Second book
Fitzgerald’s second novel, The Beautiful and Damned, is published. Tales of the Jazz Age, a collection of short stories, is also published. -
Great Gatsby
While in France, Fitzgerald completes his masterpiece, The Great Gatsby. After the success of this book, he writes several brilliant short stories, but eight years will pass before his next novel is published. -
Alcoholic
After The Great Gatsby is published, Fitzgerald’s drinking becomes excessive -
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Wife mental break downs
Zelda suffers a mental breakdown in 1930. She spends the next year in European clinics. After she is released in 1931, they move back to the United States. She has a second breakdown in 1932 from which she never fully recovers. -
Back to the US
Move back to the United States -
Wife publishes a novel
publishes her first and only novel, Save Me the Waltz, which is based on the Fitzgeralds’ troubled marriage. -
Fitzgerald’s last completed novel
Fitzgerald’s last completed novel, Tender Is the Night, is published. It is one of his most moving books but is commercially unsuccessful. -
Moves again
In 1937 Fitzgerald moves to Hollywood and becomes a scriptwriter -
Falls in love
He meets and falls in love with Sheilah Graham, a famous Hollywood gossip columnist -
Begins writing another novel
he begins writing a novel about Hollywood entitled The Last Tycoon. The career of its hero, Monroe Stahr, is based on that of American film executive Irving Thalberg. -
Death
Fitzgerald dies of a heart attack in Hollywood -
Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon is published in the year after his death.
