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Date of birth
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on this day in St. Paul, Minnesota -
College
F. Scott Fitzgerald attended Princeton University -
Dropped out
Fitzgerald dropped out of Princeton college then later re-entered in 1916 -
Army
Fitzgerald later join the army as a second lieutenant -
Love
He falls in love for a second time with Zelda Sayre -
Books
Fitzgerald wrote and submitted this novel called This Side of Paradise and it became a huge success -
Marriage
Fitzgerald and Zelda get married -
Struggles
Four main struggles of Fitzgerald and Zelda throughout the 20’s and 30’s were alcoholism, suicide attempts, careless spending, and affairs -
Daughter
Frances Scott "Scottie" Fitzgerald was born -
Moving
The Fitzgeralds, along with their daughter leave for France. After spending some time in Paris, the family moves to the Riviera. -
Hit book
The Great Gatsby was written and was the defining novel of the 20's but it didn't become a huge success until after Fitzgerald died -
Zelda
Zelda was diagnosed in Paris with schizophrenia -
Debts
Fitzgerald began to work on movie scripts for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc to pay off his debts -
Last book
The last finished novel of Fitzgerald was called Tender is the Night -
Change
Fitzgerald moves to Hollywood and becomes a scriptwriter. He meets and falls in love with Sheilah Graham, who was a famous Hollywood gossip columnist. And he cheats on his wife with her, and eventually leaves her -
Death
Fitzgerald dies of a heart attack in Hollywood -
Aftermath
Zelda had spent almost 8 years going in and out of mental institutions after Fitzgerald‘s death. 1940-1948 -
Scottie Fitzgerald
She became a writer, a journalist, and a prominent member of the Democratic Party. She was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in 1992. She died Died: June 18, 1986