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Born in Saint paul Minnesota
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Fitzgerald joined the army after being put on academic probation for pursuing literary arts instead of other subjects -
Here he met zelda sayre
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After he left the army he went to New York city to find his fortune to marry zelda, who later broke off the engagement because she wasnt willing to live on a small salary
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Wrote "this side of paradise"
Was accepted by editor Maxwell Perkins.
Gets married to zelda -
Towards the end of 1919 he began his career as a writer for magazines. A week after "This side of Paradise" was published him and zelda got married. He also wrote his second novel
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Moved to saint paul for the birth of Francis scott fitzgerald -
Moved to long island to be closer to broadway and the play flopped. he had to write himself out of debt with short stories
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The fitzgeralds moved to france, where the great gatsby was written -
Novel was published while En Route to paris
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Scott wanted to escape the distractions of france and focus on his novels. They rented out a mansion in delaware for 2 years. Zelda began ballet training in hopes of becoming a professional dancer.
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Intense ballet training damaged zeldas health
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Treated at pragins clinic in switzerland. While there, Scott puts his novels on pause and writes short stories to pay for zeldas treatments
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Zelda relapsed and entered John Hopkins hospital in Baltimore
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story closely mirrored his relationship with zelda -
Fitz gerald turns to alcoholism and cant write commercial stories