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Scott Fitzgerald is Born
Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul Minnesota, to Molly and Edward Fitzgerald. -
Fitzgerald Joins the Army
Fitzgerald was a part of the Princeton class of 1917 but was put on academic probation due to neglecting his academic studies. This failure motivated him to join the Army in 1917. -
The Romantic Egotist
Shortly after joining the Army Fitzgerald wrote his first novel titled, "The Romantic Egotist". The novel was sadly rejected by the publishing company Charles Scribner Sons or The Scribner Press. -
Camp Sheridan
In 1918, Fitzgerald is assigned to Camp Sheridan near Montgomery Alabama. While at Camp Sheridan, Fitzgerald met Zelda Sayer, the youngest daughter of an Alabama Supreme Court Judge. Zelda would later become his wife. -
Discharged from Army
In 1919, Fitzgerald is discharged from the Army and moves to New York to seek fortune to marry Zelda. Zelda denies his marriage due to not wanting to live off his small salary. -
This Side of Paradise
Fitzgerald moves back to St. Paul Minnesota to rewrite his unpublished novel "The Romantics Egotists" as "This Side of Paradise". The novel was accepted by the editor Maxwell Perkins of Scribners. -
Married
One week after Fitzgerald's novel "This Side of Paradise" was published he married Zelda in New York. -
Child
One year after the Fitzgerald's marriage, Zelda became pregnant with their only child Francis Scott Fitzgerald. This inspired them to move back to St. Paul rather than stay in New York. -
The Great Gatsby
The Fitzgerald's visited France and while there Mr. Fitzgerald wrote "The Great Gatsby", while in Rome he revised the novel, the novel was then published. -
Zelda Fitzgerald
Mrs. Fitzgerald began training intensely in ballet which damaged her health. She suffered her first severe breakdown in April of 1930 and was treated for it until 1931. She relapsed in 1932 and was hospitalized for it. -
Tender is the Night
Mr. Fitzgerald completes his fourth novel "Tender is the Night" which mirrors the relationship between Zelda and Scott at the time. -
Boarding School
At around the age of fourteen, the Fitzgerald's child was sent to boarding school due to neither parent being able to care for her. -
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Crack-Up-Years
Fitzgerald experiences alcoholism and is unable to write short stories, novels, commercial stories, etc., which become known as his crack-up-years. -
The Love of the Last Tycoon
Fitzgerald began working on his last novel "The Love of the Last Tycoon" and finished half the novel before passing away. -
Scott Fitzgerald Dies
Fitzgerald died due to a heart attack and believed he was a failure due to not publishing many novels.