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Francis Scott Fitzgerald was born
Francis Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota -
His father lost his job
When Fitzgerald was 12, Edward lost his job with Procter & Gamble, and the family moved back to St. Paul in 1908 to live off of his mother's inheritance. -
He was sent to a boarding school
In 1911, when Fitzgerald was 15 years old, his parents sent him to the Newman School, a prestigious Catholic preparatory school in New Jersey. -
Graduation
graduating from the Newman School in 1913 -
Dropped out of school
in 1917, he dropped out of school to join the U.S. Army -
Alcoholism
However by the end of the 1920s Fitzgerald descended into drinking, and Zelda had a mental breakdown. -
Wrote his first book
'This Side of Paradise' (1920) -
Got married
F. Scott Fitzgerald married Zelda Sayre on April 3, 1920, in New York City. -
His child was born
They had one child, a daughter named Frances “Scottie” Fitzgerald, born in 1921. -
Published his second novel
In 1922, Fitzgerald published his second novel, The Beautiful and Damned, the story of the troubled marriage of Anthony and Gloria Patch. -
Published the great gatsby
Published in 1925, The Great Gatsby is narrated by Nick Carraway, a Midwesterner who moves into the town of West Egg on Long Island, next door to a mansion owned by the wealthy and mysterious Jay Gatsby. -
Published his fourth novel
In 1934, after years of toil, Fitzgerald finally published his fourth novel, Tender is the Night, -
His career was dying due to alcoholism
, in 1937 Fitzgerald attempted to revive his career as a screenwriter and freelance storywriter in Hollywood -
He died
Fitzgerald died of a heart attack on December 21, 1940, at the age of 44, in Hollywood, California. -
His wife passes away
Zelda spent the remaining years before her death in 1948 in and out of various mental health clinics.
