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Birth

Sep 24, 1896

Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Move from Minnesota

1897

After the failure of his father’s business, Fitzgerald and his family moved to Buffalo, New York.

School

1911

Fitzgerald went to the cataholic Newman School from 1911 to 1913 in New Jersey.

Dropping out

1917

Fitzgerald dropped out of Princeton University to join the army during WWI.

Zelda

1918

Fitzgerald met Selda Sayre while in Alabama.

First novel published

1920

Fitzgerald published This Side of Paradise, becoming a bestseller and launching his career.

Marriage

Apr 3, 1920

Fitzgerald and Sayre got married.

Child birth

Oct 26, 1921

Frances Scott Fitzgerald, the daughter of Scott, was born.

Second novel

1922

Fitzgerald publishes The Beautiful and Damned, his second novel.

Third novel

1925

Fitzgerald publishes his third and most famous novel, The Great Gatsby.

Alcoholism

1929

Around this time of the late 1920s, Fitzgerald’s career started going downwards, due to his alcoholism which was a problem previously throughout his life.

Zelda’s illness

1930

Zelda’s health started declining as well. In this particular year, she was diagnosed with schizophrenia after trying to kill herself by driving off a cliff, even with her daughter inside the car.

Final novel

1934

Fitzgerald wrote his final novel, called Tender is the Night.

Screenwriter

1937

Fitzgerald moved to Hollywood to start a screenwriting career, but this turned out not to be a success.

Death

Dec 21, 1940

Fitzgerald died of a heart attack.

Zelda’s death

Mar 10, 1948

Simultaneously, Zelda died in a hospital fire eight years after Fitzgerald. She was buried next to him.