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F. Scott Fitzgerald was born
Francis Scott key Fitzgerald was born on September 24th 1896 in St. Paul Minnesota -
Princeton
Francis was a member of Princeton, but he neglected his studies for literature. Leading him to failing -
Army
Because of his failure. He proceeded to join the army -
His first novel
After joining the army, Francis wrote his first novel, “The Romantic Egotist” but was later rejected by Charles Scribners Sons. -
Camp Sheridan
In June 1918, Fitzgerald was assigned to Camp Sheridan near Montgomery, Alabama where he met Zelda Sayer, the youngest daughter of an Alabama Supreme Court judge. -
Discharged from the army
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New York City
Fitzgerald went to New York City to seek his fortune in Oder to marry Zelda, but she broke it off with him because she wasn’t willing to live off his small salary. -
This side of paradise
Fitzgerald quit his job and returned to his home town to rewrite his book and renamed it to “This side of paradise” -
Finally accepted
The novel was accepted by editor Maxwell Perkins of Scribners in September of the same year -
The beautiful and Damned
The Fitzgerald moved to New York City where F Scott write his second novel “the Beautiful and damned”, which chronicles the New York Cafe society during the jazz age. -
Marriage to Zelda Sayre
This side of paradise is published and Zelda changes her mind and marries Fitzgerald in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York -
Birth of Zelda and Scott Fitzgeralds daughter
Zelda Fitzgerald became pregnant and the couple returned to St. Paul for the Birth of their only child, Frances Scott Fitzgerald -
“The vegetable”
Fitzgerald moved to Great Neck long island in order to be near Broadway because Fitzgerald had written a play called “The Vegetable”. The play failed at its tryout and Fitzgerald wrote his way out of debt with short stories. -
The beautiful and damned was published
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Move to Paris
The Fitzgeralds set sail for France in the spring of 1924 where “The Great Gatsby” was written -
The great Gatsby
The great Gatsby was good. But the sales of the novel were disappointing. The Fitzgeralds remained in France until the end of 1926 -
Back to America
In attempt to escape the distractions of France and to resume work on his novels, the Fitzgeralds returned to America where they rented out a mansion in Delaware for two years. During this time, Zelda began ballet training with the hopes of becoming a professional dancer -
Back to Paris
The family returned to Paris in the spring of 1929 where her intense ballet training damaged her health -
The breakdown
Fitzgerald suffered his first breakdown and was treated at Pragins clinic in Switzerland until September 1931 -
Tender is the Night
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The Crack up
The first of Fitzgerald's three-part autobiographical essay "The Crack-Up," detailing his own mental breakdown, appears in Esquire magazine. -
Move to Hollywood
Fitzgerald moves to Hollywood after signing a six-month contract from Metro Goldwyn Mayer, hoping that he'll work his way out of debt with screenplays. -
Death of F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald dies of a heart attack at Sheilah Graham's Hollywood, California apartment. -
The Last Tycoon
“The last tycoon” is published posthumously