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1908-9
"The Fitzgerald family moves back to St. Paul after Fitzgerald’s father loses his job. Fitzgerald attends St. Paul Academy, and it is there that he publishes his first piece of writing, at the age of 13. The piece is a detective story published in the school newspaper." https://www.britannica.com/summary/F-Scott-Fitzgerald-Timeline -
1911-13
"Fitzgerald attends the Newman School, a Catholic preparatory school in Hackensack, New Jersey. He meets Father Sigourney Fay, who recognizes Fitzgerald’s literary talent and encourages him to pursue writing." https://www.britannica.com/summary/F-Scott-Fitzgerald-Timeline -
1911
Fitzgerald writes his first play called "The Girl from Lazy J". It was written and produced in St. Paul. https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/chronology/index.php -
Second Play
Fitzgerald writes his second play, "The Captured Shadow". It was made and produced in St. Paul. https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/chronology/index.php -
1913-18
"Fitzgerald enters Princeton University and writes for The Princeton Tiger, the school’s humor magazine. At Princeton he becomes a leading figure in literary life and writes scripts for the Triangle Club, a drama club at the university. He flunks out though, and joins the army. During the summer of 1918 he meets Zelda Sayre. They become engaged, but his lack of financial stability is an issue." https://www.britannica.com/summary/F-Scott-Fitzgerald-Timeline -
3rd Play
Fitzgerald writes his third play, "Coward". This was his last play, written and produced in St. Paul. https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/chronology/index.php -
The Romantic Egoist
Fitzgerald finishes his first draft for his novel "The Romantic Egoist" Before leaving Princeton to the Scribners. https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/chronology/index.php -
1919
"Fitzgerald moves to New York City and lands a job at an advertising agency, making $90 a month. He works there for several months. After Zelda breaks off their engagement, he returns to St. Paul and works on a novel that he had been writing during his time in the army." https://www.britannica.com/summary/F-Scott-Fitzgerald-Timeline -
1st commercial
The Smart Set publishes “Babes in the Woods,” FSF’s first commercial story sale. This is will somewhat replace his plays for some time. https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/chronology/index.php -
Commercials 1919-1920
"The Smart Set publishes “The Debutante,” “Porcelain and Pink,” “Benediction,” and “Dalyrimple Goes Wrong.” These are short stories that Fitzgerald has written. https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/chronology/index.php -
1919
"FSF quits advertising job and returns to St. Paul; rewrites novel while living with parents at 599 Summit Avenue." https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/chronology/index.php -
1919
"Maxwell Perkins of Scribners accepts novel, now titled This Side of Paradise." https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/chronology/index.php -
1920
"His first book, This Side of Paradise, is published. The novel brings him fame and money. He marries Zelda in April. They become a celebrated couple. Writer Ring Lardner describes them as the prince and princess of their generation." https://www.britannica.com/summary/F-Scott-Fitzgerald-Timeline -
1920
“Myra Meets His Family,” “The Camel’s Back,” “Bernice Bobs Her Hair,” “The Ice Palace,” and “The Offshore Pirate” appear in The Saturday Evening Post." This gave Fitzgerald even more exposure to the public, making him more relevant. https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/chronology/index.php -
1920
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1920
"Scribners declines “The Romantic Egotist”; revised typescript rejected in October." https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/chronology/index.php -
1920
"Publication of Flappers and Philosophers, FSF’s first short-story collection." -
1921
"The Beautiful and Damned serialized in Metropolitan Magazine." https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/chronology/index.php -
1921
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1922
"Fitzgerald’s second novel, The Beautiful and Damned, is published. Tales of the Jazz Age, a collection of short stories, is also published." https://www.britannica.com/summary/F-Scott-Fitzgerald-Timeline -
1922
"Publication of Tales of the Jazz Age, FSF’s second collection of short stories." Publication of Tales of the Jazz Age, FSF’s second collection of short stories. -
1924
"The Fitzgeralds, along with their daughter, Francis (called “Scottie”), who had been born in 1921, leave for France. After spending some time in Paris, the family moves to the Riviera." https://www.britannica.com/summary/F-Scott-Fitzgerald-Timeline -
1925
"While in France, Fitzgerald completes his masterpiece, The Great Gatsby. After the success of this book, he writes several brilliant short stories, but eight years will pass before his next novel is published." https://www.britannica.com/summary/F-Scott-Fitzgerald-Timeline -
1930-32
"After The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald’s drinking becomes excessive, and Zelda suffers a mental breakdown in 1930. She spends the next year in European clinics. After she is released in 1931, they move back to the United States. She has a second breakdown in 1932 from which she never fully recovers. She publishes her first and only novel, Save Me the Waltz, which is based on the Fitzgeralds’ troubled marriage." https://www.britannica.com/summary/F-Scott-Fitzgerald-Timeline -
1934
"Fitzgerald’s last completed novel, Tender Is the Night, is published. It is one of his most moving books but is commercially unsuccessful." https://www.britannica.com/summary/F-Scott-Fitzgerald-Timeline -
1936-39
"In 1936 Zelda enters Highland Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina. In 1937 Fitzgerald moves to Hollywood and becomes a scriptwriter. He meets and falls in love with Sheilah Graham, a famous Hollywood gossip columnist. In 1939 he begins writing a novel about Hollywood entitled The Last Tycoon. The career of its hero, Monroe Stahr, is based on that of American film executive Irving Thalberg." https://www.britannica.com/summary/F-Scott-Fitzgerald-Timeline -
1940-41
"Fitzgerald dies of a heart attack in Hollywood on December 21, 1940. The Last Tycoon is published in the year after his death." https://www.britannica.com/summary/F-Scott-Fitzgerald-Timeline