Scott Fitzgerald

By Bbrowning389

  • Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in Saint Paul Minnesota

    Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in Saint Paul Minnesota

  • He left Princeton University and joined the army after failing academics

  • He intended Princeton University in 1917

    He intended Princeton University in 1917

  • Scott Fitzgerald was assigned to camp sherriden in Montgomery Alabama where he fell in love with Zelda

    Scott Fitzgerald was assigned to camp sherriden in Montgomery Alabama where he fell in love with Zelda

  • Started working for the Saturday evening post

  • He was discharged from the army and Zelda broke off the engagement

  • Returns to Saint Paul to write his novel “This Side of Paradise”

  • Married Zelda Sayer

  • “This Side of Paradise” was published

  • Him and Zelda have their only child and move back to Minnesota

  • They moved to great neck Long Island to be near broadway

  • He wrote his way out of debt with short stories

  • Moves to France

  • Wrote “The Great Gatsby”

    Wrote “The Great Gatsby”

  • Left France to move to Delaware

  • Zelda and Francis move back to Paris so Zelda can work on her ballet

  • Zelda had her first breakdown

  • Scott Francis Fitzgerald fell into alcoholism and struggled with writing

    From 1936-1937

  • Went to Hollywood as a screenwriter

  • Died from a heart attack

    Died from a heart attack