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Birth
Born in St. Paul Minnesota on September 24th 1896 -
First story
When he was 13 he published his first story in the school news paper of the St. Paul academy. -
Princeton
When he attended Princeton he wrote musicals and also published pieces in the Princeton tiger humor magazine. -
Army
After 3 years he dropped out of Princeton and joined the army -
His wife
F. Scott Fitzgerald met his wife in 1918 -
Discharged
He was discharged from the army in 1919 -
Moves
F. Scott Fitzgerald moves to New York City and gets a job -
First novel
He published his first novel, This side of Paradise -
Moving (again)
F. Scott Fitzgerald moved to France in 1924 -
The Great Gatsby
A year after moving to France he wrote the Great Gatsby -
His wife
His wife Zelda suffers from a mental breakdown and is in a clinics for the next year. -
Back to the U.S.
After Zelda is released from the clinics they move back to the U.S. -
Last completed novel
F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes his last completed novel, Tender is the Night. -
Hollywood
Fitzgerald moves to Hollywood and becomes a scriptwriter -
Death
F. Scott Fitzgerald dies From a heart attack on December 21st 1940