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Scott was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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Scott Fitzgerald published his first story in the Saint Paul Academy when he was 13. -
The Newman School was a religious prep school in New Jersey. A priest there encouraged Scott's writing when he recognized his talent.
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At Princeton, he wrote musicals and published pieces in the Princeton Tiger Humor Magazine.
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When his academics suffered due to his passion for writing he dropped out after three years and joined the army.
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Scott met his wife while he was in the army. She refused to commit to him until she was sure that he had enough money to support her. -
When Scott was discharged he moved to New York City
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Scott published his first novel, This Side of Paradise. It was an immediate bestseller and made him very wealthy. -
The Beautiful and Damned is another book Scott published throughout his life.
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Scotts 5th most popular book is called the SIx Tales of the Jazz Age.
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Scott moved to France hoping to spark his creativity. -
Scott published his second book called The Great Gatsby. This is still one of the biggest-selling great American classics. -
His book Tender is The Night was a good book, but could never match The Great Gatsby.
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Scott came to Hollywood to write screenplays to make money as quickly as possible so he could leave town again to work on what he wanted to do.
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Died of a heart attack halfway through writing his final book.