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He was born in St.Paul, Minnesota on September 24th 1896
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He published his first news story at St.Paul academy at 13
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He went to Princeton where he wrote musicals and published in a school magazine.
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After his academic struggles he left school to join the army. -
While in the army he met his wife Zelda while stationed near where she lived. She refused to commit to him until she was sure he had money to support her. -
He was discharged from the army
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He moved to New York after being discharged from the army.
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He wrote published his first novel a year after moving to New York. It was called ‘This Side of Paradise’, was a best seller and made him incredibly wealthy.
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After his novel was published he asked Zelda to marry him. They had a daughter named Francis Scott Fitzgerald -
Throughout his career he wrote 178 stories and published them in magazines which helped him financially to write his novels.
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He moved to France hoping to spark his creativity
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A year after moving to France he published this best work, ‘The great gatsby’. One of the best selling American classics, the word gatsby has become a word in itself. -
He published a novel called ‘Tender Is The Night’, but it was never as successful as ‘The Great Gatsby’. -
After realizing he was becoming less successful compared to others, he moved to Hollywood to make quick money writing screenplays. He had plans to make enough money to leave town and write novels.
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While working on his last novel, the last tycoon, he died of a heart attack.