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Born
Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 -
Zelda Fitzgerald is born
Zelda Fitzgerald was born on this day. -
Scott Fitzgerald move
Scott and his family move to Minnestoa where Scott attends St. Paul Academy -
First Publication
When Scott was 14, he was featured in the studen publication "St. Paul Academy Now and Then," for his work "The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage." -
Grew up
Scott Fitzgerald grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. He lived with his father, Edward Fitzgerald and mother, Mollie Fitzgerald. He spent most of his child in Buffalo, New York through 1898 to 1901, and in Syracuse, New York through 1901 to 1908. He was sent to two catholic schools, Holy Angels Convent and Nardin Academy. After his father got fired, his family moved back mInnesota where he attended St. Paul Academy. -
Princeton University
Scott attends Princeton University. There he met friends that will become some of his long time friends, which include Edmund Wilson and John Peale Bishop. -
First Love
Scott fell in love with his first love interest, Ginevra King, who was a big influence on some fictional characters in his book. It didn't last. -
U.S Service
Scott becomes second lieutenant in the U.S. Army at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He soon began the novel "The Romantic Egoist." -
A trip
The Fitzgeralds take a trip to Europe, visting England, France, and Italy. -
Zelda and Scott
Scott Fizgerald met Zelda when he was assigned to Camp Sheridan. At a country club there he met and fell in love with Zelda Sayre. After years of convinving and canceling the proposal, Scott and Zelda got married in New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral, and had their first kid on October 26, 1921. They had a girl named Frances Scott "Scottie" Fitzgerald. -
A book published
" The Beatiful and Damned" is published. -
Moving
The Fitzgeralds move to France, spending about 7 years there. -
Novels
On April 10, 1925, one of Scott Fitzgerald's most famous and successful books, "The Great Gatsby" was published. -
Zelda
After schizophrenia hit Zelda in the 1930's, she was hospitalized inBaltimore, Maryland. Scott Fitgerald continued to write novels, including one story called the "Rise and Fall of Dick Diver", which many critics believed was a story that was about Zelda and Scott's relationship at that time. Zelda had also written a story called "Save Me The Walt" which was about Zelda and Scott's realtionship, which angered Scott because he didn't want their "relationship" being told to everyone. -
Death
Scott died on December 21, 1940 due to Myocardial infarction, which is a type of heart attack.
