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F. Scott Fitzgerald Birth
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald is born in St. Paul, Minnesota. -
Fitzgerald's First Publication
Fitzgerald's First Publication
At the age of 14, F. Scott Fitzgerald appears in print for the first time.
Fitzgerald's First Publication
His first publication was "The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage" in the student publication St. Paul Academy Now and Then. -
F. Scott Fitzgerald goes to Princeton University
Fitzgerald enters Princeton University with the Class of 1917. -
Fitzgerald Writes for Princeton Tiger
In his sophomore year Fitzgerald contributes to the Princeton Tiger. -
F. Scott Fitzgerald enlists in US Army
Fitzgerald takes a commission as an infantry second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. -
This Side of Paradise
Fitzgerald rewrites The Romantic Egoist and its now entitled This Side of Paradise -
Flappers and Philosophers
Publication of his first short story collection Flappers and Philosophers -
Married to Zelda Sayre
F Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda marry in St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. -
The Beautiful and Damned
The Beautiful and Damned is published. -
Fitzgerald meets Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway meet at (of course) a bar in Paris. -
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is published. -
Tender is the Night
Tender is the Night is published. -
F. Scott Fitzgerald moves to Hollywood
Fitzgerald moves to Hollywood after signing a six-month contract from Metro Goldwyn Mayer, -
F. Scott's Fitzgerald published Last Story for Saturday Evening Post
"Trouble," Fitzgerald's last story for The Saturday Evening Post, is published. -
Death of F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald dies of a heart attack.
