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Born
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota -
Moves to New York
After his father took a job in New York he moves his family there. -
Moves back to St. Paul
After his father losses his job the family moves back to St. Paul -
Attends St. Paul Academy
Fitzgerald attends St. Paul academy and publishes his first work in the school paper. -
Attends Newman School
Fitzgerald attends Newman School and meets Father Sigourney Fay who encourages him to peruse writing. -
Attends Princeton University
Fitzgerald attends Princeton University and writes for the school’s magazine, The Princeton Tiger. -
Meets Zelda Sayre
He flunks out of Princeton. He then joins the army where he is stationed in Montgomery, Alabama. There he meets Zelda Sayre. -
Back to New York
Fitzgerald moves back to New York where he gets a job paying $90 a month. -
Zelda breaks off the engagement
After Zelda breaks off her engagement with Fitzgerald, he moves back to St. Paul to work on a novel he began in the army. -
He marries Zelda
He and Zelda get married in April. -
Fame and Fortune
Fitzgerald publishes his book, This Side of Paradise. This novel brings him fame and fortune. -
Many publications
Fitzgerald publishes a novel, The Beautiful and Damned, and a series of short stories titled, Tales of the Jazz Age. -
The Great Gatsby
After traveling to France Fitzgerald publishes The Great Gatsby. -
The first breakdown
Fitzgerald began to drink heavily, and his wife suffers a mental breakdown. She spends the next year in European Clinics recovering. -
The second breakdown
After moving back to the U.S. Zelda suffers from another mental breakdown from which she never recovered. She then later wrote a novel about her broken marriage with Fitzgerald titled, Save Me the Waltz. -
The last novel
Fitzgerald releases and unsuccessful but moving novel, Tender Is the Night. -
His death
Fitzgerald dies of a heart attack in Hollywood. -
His last publication
A year after his death The Last Tycoon, a piece he was working on in Hollywood, is published.