Scott Fitzgerald Timeline

  • Scott's birth

    Scott's birth
    He was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
  • First Story Published

    Scott published his first story in his school newspaper
  • College Life

    College Life
    Scott passes the entrance exam for Princeton University. His academic scores ended up being low due to him focusing on his writing more
  • Military Enlistment

    Scott dropped out of college and joined the military to fight in WW1
  • First Love

    Scott meets his future wife at a dance in the Montgomery Country Club. But they wouldn't end up together until 2 more years
  • Military Discharge

    Military Discharge
    After being discharged from the military, he moved to New York City
  • First Novel

    First Novel
    Scott publishes his first novel titled "This Side of Paradise"
  • Married life begins

    Married life begins
    A week after his book was published and highly successful, he decided to ask his fiance, Zelda to marry him
  • Eventful Year

    Scott published a lot of books in this year such as Winter Dreams, The Beautiful and Damned, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
  • New home in France

    New home in France
    Scott moved to France with the goal of sparking his creativity
  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby
    Scott publishes his best novel yet which was titled "The Great Gatsby". This novel is still talked about and referenced to this day
  • Tender is the Night

    Tender is the Night
    Scott published another book of his on this date. Ultimately it didn't do as well as The Great Gatsby
  • Screenplay Phase

    Scott moved to Hollywood to write screenplays for some quick cash so he could move away and go back to doing what he loved
  • Scott's death

    Scott's death
    He passed away at age 44 from a heart attack. This happened in Hollywood, California
  • The Last Tycoon (and book)

    The Last Tycoon (and book)
    Sadly, he couldn't finish his last book due to his death in 1940 but someone else published the incomplete version