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Birth
Born in St. Paul Minnesota -
College
Student of Princeton -
Army
Joined army due to academic probation -
His first novel
Wrote “The Romantic Egotist” shortly after joining the army -
Transferred
Reassigned to Camp Sheridan near Montgomery, Alabama -
Commencement
Officially commenced his career as a writer of stories for the mass -
Discharged
Discharged from the army -
Quitting & Writing
Quit his job and went back to St. Paul to rewrite his novel as “The Side of Paradise” -
Accepted!
Novel accepted by editor Maxwell Perkins of Scribners -
Marriage
Married Zelda Sayre in New York one week after the publication of his novel -
Francis Scott Fitzgerald
Birthed their only child -
Moving
His family moved to Great Neck Long Island in order to be near Broadway -
The Great Gatsby
Went to France to write this book -
Ballet
Zelda’s practices in Paris damaged her health -
Tender is the Night
The 4th novel completed