F. Scott Fitzgerald By Maggiezirkle Sep 24, 1896 F. Scott Fitzgerald was born 1917 Fitzgerald joined the army 1918 Fitzgerald met Zelda, the daughter of a Supreme Court judge 1919 Fitzgerald moved to New York to try to earn money 1919 Fitzgerald quit his job and decided to rewrite his novel Apr 3, 1920 Zelda and Fitzgerald married 1921 Zelda gave birth to their only child 1922 The family moved to Great Neck, Long Island Fitzgerald had written a play called “the vegetable” and they wanted to be near broadway. 1924 The family moved to France, where The Great Gatsby was written Period: 1924 to 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald revised The Great Gatsby in Rome 1931 The Fitzgerald family moved back to America 1934 F. Scott Fitzgerald completed his fourth novel Tender Is the Night Period: 1936 to 1937 Fitzgerald dealt with alcoholism and didn’t write any stories 1937 Fitzgerald moved to Hollywood alone Period: 1937 to 1938 He worked with MGM as a screenwriter Dec 21, 1940 Died of a heart attack
