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Born in Saint Paul Minnesota
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He published his first story at 13, school newspaper
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He went to Princeton and during that time he wrote musicals for his school
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He was still in the army when he met his wife
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He had to leave collage after 3 years and joined the army
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He left the army and moved to New York City
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Published his first novel
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He proposed only a couple days after he published his first novel
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He moved to France
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He published The Great Gaspy
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Published Tender Is The Night
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Moved to Hollywood to write screenplays
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Over his lifetime he published 178 novels
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He died of a heart attack working on his last novel
