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F. Scott Fitzgerald

By Devon0223

  • Born in St. Paul, MN

  • Dad loses job

    Drives him not to be a failure
  • Enters Princeton University

    Enters Princeton University

  • Flunked out of Princeton

    Joined the Service hoping to serve in WWI
  • Met Zelda Sayer-His future wife

    Met Zelda Sayer-His future wife

  • Engaged to Zelda

    With WWI over, he proposed

  • Broken engagement

    During this time, he moved back to St. Paul and began to finish the book he started in college.
  • This Side of Paradise released

    This Side of Paradise released

  • Married Zelda in St. Patrick’s Cathedral NYC

    Married Zelda in St. Patrick’s Cathedral NYC

    They became top socialites of the time in New York

  • Francis Scott (Scottie) born

  • Release of The Beautiful and Damned

    Release of The Beautiful and Damned

  • Moved to French Riviera

    Continued lavish lifestyle and began working on The Great Gatsby
  • Release of The Great Gatsby

    Release of The Great Gatsby

    While popular now, like his second novel, this was not a financial success.

  • Stock market crash

    Demand for his style of writing fell out of favor with so many falling into poverty.

  • Zelda diagnosed with schizophrenia

  • NY Post headline

    NY Post described him as washed up and a wasted talent.
  • Accepted offer from MGM to be screenwriter

    Accepted offer from MGM to be screenwriter

  • Fired by MGM

    Began working on The Last Tycoon

  • Suffered mild heart attack

    Years of heavy drinking were catching up with him

  • Death

    Collapsed on the floor of his home due to a heart attack. He was 44 years old.
  • Buried in Rockville, Maryland

    Buried in Rockville, Maryland

    In 1948, Zelda was killed in a fire. She is buried along side of her husband.