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Day of birth
Francis Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in a successful family with a mom from a fairly wealthy family. His father was in business, but did loose his job. In effect of his fathers job loss, Fitzgerald wanted to become a much more successful man than his father. However, his father was not all bad, he still taught him how to be a gentleman. -
Zelda
Zelda (Sayre) Fitzgerald was born into a very wealthy family. Her family lives more South, similar to Daisy's earlier life. -
Education
Fitzgerald's parents would use money from his mothers side to be able to attend a private school. However, at school he felt out of place. So, to fit in he would win his class mates by using his amazing gift of writing. -
College
Francis joined Princeton. He tried out for their football team, but did not make the cut because of his body type. So, he joined the Princeton Triangle Club and started writing for the school. -
WWI
Due to bad grades, Francis was put on an academic leave, so he dropped out to and joined the army for World War 1. -
Publisher
Before he went to battle, he submitted a novel idea to a publisher. The publisher wanted more, so he left the army to pursue his writing. -
St. Paul
Francis moved back to St. Paul to rewrite his book called The Romantic Egotist, which became This Side of Paradise. -
This Side of Paradise
This Side of Paradise, is Fitzgerald's first book, which was an overnight success. He quickly made enough money to get Zelda's hand in marriage. -
Marriage
On April 02, 1920, Francis Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda got married. -
First Child
Frances Scott (Scottie) was the name of their first born daughter. It is known that Zelda wanted Scottie to be a "beautiful little fool". -
The Beautiful and Damned
The Beautiful and Damned is Fitzgerald's second published novel. This novel is one of his firsts that captures the corruption and excess of the Jazz Age. -
France
Francis traveled to France to work on his next book, The Great Gatsby! While Francis is in France, Zelda is said to have an affair which puts a strain on their marriage. He becomes friends with someone he met names Ernest Hemmingway. -
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby was published in 1925, however didn't gain attention till the 1950s-1960s. -
America
Fitzgerald moves back to the US where he continued his work writing and screenplays. -
France Again
Francis went back to France and Zelda wanted to try and pursue a ballet career. This harmed her mental health. -
Tender is the Night
Tender is the Night was another one of Fitzgerald's novels that did not gain popularity till a few years later. -
Hollywood
Francis moved to Hollywood to write scripts for movies. He was in debt and could not take care of Scottie, but with the help of writing scripts for movies he was able to pay most off. However, his marriage was going downhill and started a new relationship with Sheila Graham. -
The Love of the Last Tycoon
The Love of the Last Tycoon was Fitzgerald's last novel, but he never completed it. -
Death
Francis Scott Fitzgerald died unexpectedly at the age of 44 from a heart attack.
