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His Birth
F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul Minnesota. -
Joined the Army
Due to his failure in school, Fitzgerald joined the Army in 1917. -
Assigned to Camp Sheridan
While in the Army, he was assigned to a camp in Montgomery, Alabama where he met a woman he loved, Zelda. -
Official Career
In late 1919, Fitzgerald made his official commence on his career as a writer. An example was “The Saturday Evening Post” newspaper. -
Francis Scott and Zelda get married
Francis Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre got married in New York City. -
The Beautiful and Damned
Shortly after their move to New York, Fitzgerald began writing his second novel, “The Beautiful and Damned”. -
The couple has a baby
Zelda Fitzgerald is pregnant and gives birth to their only child but her and Francis Scott moved back to St. Paul before-hand. -
The Great Gatsby
Fitzgerald went to Rome to work on “the Great Gatsby” in Winter of 1924. -
Too many distractions
In the beginning of 1926, the Fitzgerald’s moved back to America to focus on his novels and avoid the distractions he was having in France. -
Paying for Psychiatrics
Francis Scott had to stop writing novels again to switch to write short stories to help pay for Zelda’s psychiatrics because of her starting ballet. -
Tender Is The Night
After their return to America for the second time, Fitzgerald finishes his 4th novel, “Tender Is The Night”. -
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Crackup Years
This time of his life was known as the “Crackup Years”, mainly due to his alcohol problem and his inability to write stories consistently. -
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Screenwriting
By himself, Fitzgerald moved to Hollywood to become a screenwriter. -
His Death
Francis Scott Fitzgerald had finished half of the draft of his latest novel when suffered a heart attack on December 21, 1940. -
Revision of Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby did not sell well when it was originally released in 1934, but the revised version released in 1951 made the story blow up.
