F. Scott Fitzgerald By fatimahmasood Sep 24, 1896 Fitzgerald was born. Jan 1, 1913 Fitzgerald accepted in Princeton. Jan 1, 1917 America entered World War I Fitzgerald happily joined bootcamp. Nov 11, 1918 Fitzgerald's regiment was to be shipped to France. Jun 1, 1919 Zelda broke off their engagement. Mar 26, 1920 'This Side of Paradise' released. Apr 3, 1920 Scott and Zelda got married. Feb 1, 1921 Zelda found out she was pregnant. Oct 26, 1921 Scottie was born. Mar 1, 1922 Published his second novel; The Beautiful and Damned. Jul 1, 1924 Started writing The Great Gatsby. Apr 22, 1925 Fitzgeralds went to Paros for the publication of The Great Gatsby. (Spring of 1925) Oct 29, 1929 Stock Market Crashes. Jan 1, 1934 Wrote The Crack-Up Apr 1, 1934 Tender is the Night Published. Sep 24, 1936 The New York Post published a profile about him. Showed him as a person who wasted his talent. Jun 25, 1937 Went to the West Coast to work as a screenplayer. (Summer of 1937) Dec 21, 1940 Massive Heart Attack. Scott died. Mar 10, 1948 Zelda caught in a fire and died.