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Scott Fitzgerald Timeline

By cmtthornton6

  • Born

    Born
    The very first day Scott entered the world.

  • Higher Education

    Higher Education
    Mr. Fitzgerald attends Princeton University. Class of 1917.

  • First Short Stories Collection

    First Short Stories Collection

  • Mr. Fitzgerald publishes his second short story collection

    Mr. Fitzgerald publishes his second short story collection
    One story in his second collection is Tales Of The Jazz Age. He also writes a play called The Vegetable.

  • Mr. Fizgerald finalizes The Great Gatsby

    Mr. Fizgerald finalizes The Great Gatsby
    Scott makes final revisions to The Great Gatsby in Rome. Zelda begins taking painting lessons on the Island of Capri.

  • Family takes a trip to the French Riviera.

    Family takes a trip to the French Riviera.
    The Fitzgeralds rent the Villa Marie in Saint-Raphaël on the French Riviera. Scott writes The Great Gatsby.

  • Family doesn't have a home.

    The family travels through France and settles in Paris. They will spend their lives in hotels and rentals, never owning a home.

  • The Great Gatsby is Published

    The Great Gatsby is Published
    Although it's well known now. Sales while recent publication weren't good.

  • Return to America

    Fitzgerald and his family return to America and settle down. They buy a property in Wilmington, Delaware.

  • Sike. Went back to France.

    Sike. Went back to France.
    Scott and his family soon move back to France. During this time, is invited to dance Aida with the Royal Ballet of Italy, an offer she doesn't accept,

  • The Great Depression

    During this time the only main income for the family is smaller fees for Scott's short story collections. The family stays through it together and no divorce took place.

  • Zelda

    Zelda
    While in Baltimore, Zelda completes her novel, Save Me The Waltz. Before it is published, Scott and Zelda dispute their rights to their shared autobiographical material.

  • A new screenwriter

    Scott accepts work as a screenwriter for Metro Goldwyn Mayer in Hollywood, hoping this will be his Second Act.

  • Trip To Cuba

    Zelda's last glimpse of Scott is when they take a brief trip to Cuba. It is a difficult trip but their love endures.

  • Death of Mr. Fitzgerald

    Death of Mr. Fitzgerald
    Dec 21, 1940 Scott dies suddenly of a heart attack, age 44. Still the bench mark for talent and elegant prose, Scott’s literary legacy includes 5 novels and 170 short stories which are enjoyed the world over. The Last Tycoon, Scott’s unfinished novel about Hollywood, is published posthumously, in 1941.