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Birth of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Born in St. Paul Minnesota -
Published First Story
For St. Paul academy school newspaper -
Attended Princeton
Wrote musicals and published pieces for the Princeton Tiger Humor Magazine -
Met Zelda (Wife)
Met while stationed in Camp Sheridan -
Joined Army
Was stationed in Camp Sheridan -
Moved to NYC
After being discharged from army -
Proposed to Zelda
Had Daughter, Francis, in 1921 -
Published first novel
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Sold 50,000 copies of first novel
Novel marked the beginning of the Jazz Age -
Moved to France
Hoped to spark his creativity -
Published The Great Gatsby
Became biggest selling great American classic -
Wrote Tender Is The Night
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Moved to Hollywood
Wrote screenplays to make extra money -
Wrote The Love Of The Last Tycoon
Only wrote half before his death -
Died of Heart Attack