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F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Palm, Minnesota on September 24, 1896
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When he was 13 years old, F. Scott Fitzgerald published his first story in a school newspaper in St. Paul Academy. -
When F. Scott Fitzgerald attended Princeton, he wrote musicals, and also published pieces in the Princeton Tiger humor magazine.
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Because of his focus on writing in college, his academics suffered, so F. Scott Fitzgerald had to leave college after three years and join the U.S. Army. -
After having joined the army, in 1917 F. Scott fitzgerald met his wife, because he was stationed near where she lived. -
F. Scott Fitzgerald was discharged from the U.S. Army in 1919.
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In 1919, after having been discharged from the U.S. Army, F. Scott Fitzgerald moved to New York City.
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After having moved to New York City, F. Scott Fitzgerald published his first novel, "This Side of Paradise", which led to him achieving great wealth. -
After having married his wife, Zelda, F. Scott Fitzgerald's daughter, Frances Scott Fitzgerald, was born. -
In 1924, F. Scott Fitzgerald moved to France, in the hopes of it sparking his creativity. -
A year after moving to France, F. Scott Fitzgerald published his novel: "The Great Gatsby". -
In 1934, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the novel:"Tender is the Night". -
In 1937, F. Scott Fitzgerald came to Hollywood to write screenplays to make money, in order to fund his life's passion: writing novels.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald died of a heart attack in 1940.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald was halfway through his final novel: "The Last Tycoon" towards the end of his life, which caused the novel to go unfinished. The novel was posthumously published in 1941.