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Scott Fitzgerald is born
He was born in St. Paul Minnesota -
Published first story
Fitzgerald published his first story in the school newspaper when he was 13. -
Attended Princeton
Wrote musicals and published pieces for the Princeton Tiger humor magazine -
Left Princeton
He had to leave Princeton because he couldn’t keep up with his grades while writing musicals and publishing pieces. -
Joined the army
After he left Princeton, he joined the army -
He met his wife
Zelda refused to commit herself until he had enough money to support her. -
Discharged from amry
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Published his first novel
He published his first novel “The Side of Paradise” and it was an immediate success. -
Married Zelda
A week after he published his first novel he asked Zelda to marry him. -
Had his first and only kid
Zelda gave birth the Frances Fitzgerald. -
Moved to France
He moved to France to spark his creativity. -
Published his greatest work
A year after he moved to France he published his greatest work “The Great Gatsby” -
Published “Tender is the Night”
After publishing this novel, it didn’t match the success of “The Great Gatsby” -
He came to Hollywood
In Hollywood he wrote screenplays to make money quickly. -
Died of a heart attack