F. Scott Fitzgerald By Livstuart29 Sep 24, 1896 Date of Birth In St Paul Minnesota 1909 Published first piece of writing at age of 13 1917 Met his wife While in the Army 1917 Dropped out of Princeton 1919 Discharged from Army 1920 Published first novel “This Side of Paradise” Apr 3, 1920 Married Zelda 1921 His daughter was born Frances Scott Fitzgerald 1922 Second novel “The Beautiful and Damned” was published 1924 Moved to France 1925 Published “The Great Gatsby” 1934 Published last completed novel “Tender is the Night” 1937 Came to Hollywood Dec 24, 1940 Died of a heart attack 1941 “The Last Tycoon” is published a year after his death