The “American Dreamer” F. Scott Fitzgerald

  • Birth

    Birth
    Fitzgerald was born in St. Paula Minnesota to parents, Edward and Mollie McQuillan Fitzgerald.
  • Fitzgerald joins the army

  • Assigned to Camp Sheridan

  • Discharged from army

  • First novel is written

    F. Scott Fitzgerald writes his first novel, The Romantic Egoist.
  • This side of paradise is published

    This side of paradise is published
  • Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald get married

  • The family moves to Long Island

  • Frances Scott (Scottie) Fitzgerald is born

    Frances Scott (Scottie) Fitzgerald is born
    Scottie is Zelda and Fitzgerald’s only daughter
  • The Great Gasby

  • The family moves to Delaware

    They moved to Delaware to treat Zelda’s mental health better
  • Tender is the Night

    Tender is the Night
  • Fitzgerald moved to Hollywood alone

    Fitzgerald moved to Hollywood alone
  • Death

    F. Scott Fitzgerald passed away in Los Angeles, California while eating a chocolate bar and reading the Princeton Alumni Weekly magazine.
  • Zelda Fitzgerald dies