Fitzy

The Life of Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald

By Captain Coupon

  • Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald is born

    Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald is born

  • Accepted to Princeton

  • "Poor boys don't marry rich girls"

    The father of Ginevra King supposedly said these words to Fitzgerald, ending his relationship with her. The words appeared again in The Great Gatsby.

  • Fitzgerald goes to boot camp

  • Fitzgerald begins work at advertsing agency

  • This Side of Paradise published

    This Side of Paradise published

  • Fitzgerald marries Zelda Sayre

    Fitzgerald marries Zelda Sayre

  • The Fitzgeralds' daughter is born

    Frances Scott Fitzgerald, the couple's only child, is born.

  • The Beautiful and Damned is published

    The Beautiful and Damned is published

  • Zelda has affair with Frenchman

    This break of trust has a profound impact on Scott.

  • The Great Gatsby is published

    The Great Gatsby is published

  • Tender is the Night is published

    Tender is the Night is published

  • Fitzgerald begins affair with Sheilah Graham

  • Fitzgerald moves to Hollywood

    He begins work on screenwriting with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

  • Fitzgerald dies of heart attack