F. Scott Fitzgerald

By Everett Monahan
  • Birth

    Birth

    F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in Minnesota.
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    1896-1940

    Fitzgerald’s life

  • First Story

    At 13, Fitzgerald published a detective story into his school newspaper. This was his first piece of writing.

  • University

    Fitzgerald enrolls in Princeton.
  • The US Army

    The US Army

    Fitzgerald joins the US Army, dropping out of Princeton.
  • Zelda Sayre

    Zelda Sayre

    In 1918, he meets a Zelda Sayre while stationed in Alabama.

  • Relocation to New York

    In 1919, Fitzgerald moves to New York to pursue writing.
  • First Novel

    First Novel

    In 1920, he publishes his first novel, titled “This Side of Paradise”.

  • Childbirth

    In 1921, Fitzgerald and Sayre’s only child, Frances, is born.

  • The Beautiful and Damned

    In 1922, Fitzgerald publishes “The Beautiful and Damned”.

  • The Great Gatsby

    In 1924, Fitzgerald moves to France and writes “The Great Gatsby”.

  • Publishing of “The Great Gatsby”

    In 1925, “The Great Gatsby” is published.

  • Zelda’s breakdown

    In 1930, Sayre has a devastating mental breakdown and is hospitalized.

  • Tender Is the Night

    In 1934, “Tender Is the Night” is published by Fitzgerald.

  • Relocation to Hollywood

    In 1937, Fitzgerald moves to Hollywood in hopes of finding work as a screenwriter.
  • Death

    Death

    In 1940, on December 21, Fitzgerald suffers a heart attack and dies at the age of 44.