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Birth of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota -
Education
FSKF was part of the Princeton Class of 1917, but due to his failure in academics he decided to drop out and join the army. -
First Novel?
After joining the Army he wrote his first novel the Romantic Egoist, but later was rejected. -
Meeting of Zelda Sayre
Scott Fitzgerald meets Zelda when he was assigned to a camp in Alabama. -
Proposal Failure
After being discharge from the army, Scott Fitzgerald went to New York to make a fortune in order to marry Zelda was rejected due to her unwilling to live off of his low salary. -
The FIRST Novel
His first novel to be published was called The Side of Paradise. -
Marriage
Scott Fitzgerald officially marries Zelda after he publish The Side of Paradise in 1920. They soon move to New York City. -
Frances Scott Fitzgerald
The year after their marriage Zelda was pregnant so the Fitzgerald decided to move back to Saint Paul. -
Play Failure
After Scott Fitzgerald wrote his first play which failed in it’s try out, he had to write short stories in order to get out of debt. -
The Great Gatsby
The Fitzgerald moved to France where the Great Gatsby was written, and was later revised while in Rome. -
Dancing
After returning to America to focus on his work again, Zelda decided to start Ballet Dancing. -
Tender Is the Night
Scott Fitzgerald wrote this book around the time of his current marriage. The story is similar to his relationship with his wife Zelda. -
Crack-up Years
This was categorized as the crack up years due to Fitzgerald unable to write commercial stories and his alcoholism. -
Hollywood & Films
Scott Fitzgerald soon moved to Hollywood alone to work as a screenwriter. -
Death of Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald dies due to an Heart Attack on December 21, 1940 at the age of 44.