F. Scott Fitzgerald By marengauuu Sep 24, 1896 Birth born in Saint Paul Minnesota Jan 1, 1913 Accepted into Princeton Sep 16, 1916 withdrew from Princeton Sep 16, 1917 WW1 began and Fitzgerald went off to bootcamp Sep 16, 1918 War ended before he ever got deported Sep 16, 1919 Zelda broke off her engagment to Fitzgerald because he didn't have enough money Sep 16, 1920 "This SIde of Paradise published- Zelda marries him after he publishes his first novel Sep 16, 1921 Zelda is pregnant with a baby girl Sep 16, 1922 "The Beautiful and Damned" Published Sep 16, 1924 Moved to Europe to focus on new novel (probably to escape prohibition *wink wink*) Sep 16, 1925 "The Great Gatsby" is Pubished Sep 16, 1931 Market Crash Sep 16, 1936 Fitzgerald admits publically that he is emotionally bankrupt Sep 16, 1937 goes to hollywood to become a screenwriter Sep 16, 1938 3 Comrades considered one of the best films Sep 16, 1940 Dies of massive hearattack at 44 Sep 16, 1948 zelda dies in a fire at 48 Sep 16, 1962 "Tender is the Night" made into a movie
