F. Scott Fitzgerald

  • Birth

    Born in St. Paul Minnesota on September 24th 1896
  • First story

    First story
    When he was 13 he published his first story in the school news paper of the St. Paul academy.
  • Princeton

    Princeton
    When he attended Princeton he wrote musicals and also published pieces in the Princeton tiger humor magazine.
  • Army

    Army
    After 3 years he dropped out of Princeton and joined the army
  • His wife

    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

    First novel
    He published his first novel, This side of Paradise
  • Moving (again)

    F. Scott Fitzgerald moved to France in 1924
  • The Great Gatsby

    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

    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