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Birth of Fitzgerald
The writer-to-be is born in St. Paul Minnesota and given the name Francis Scott Key Fitzerald. -
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The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Fitzgerald Publishes His First Piece of Writing
He is only fourteen years old when his first article, "The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage" appears in a local newspaper. -
Fitzgerald Starts at Princeton
After starting at Princeton, he meets two of his greatest friends, Edmund Wilson and John Peale Bishop. -
Fitzgerald Joins the Army
During his time in the Army, Fitzgerald is stationed in Montgomery, Alabama and meets his future wife Zelda Sayre. -
"The Side of Paradise" is Published
This is Fitzgerald's first novel. It is completed after he leaves Princeton without graduating, and the school is the setting for the novel. -
Fitzgerald Marries Zelda Sayre
The two are married in St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York after much chaos. Zelda had previously ended their engagement in 1918. After Fitzgerald's "This Side of Paradise" was published, she again agreed to marry him. -
Frances Fitzgerald is Born
Francis, who went by Scottie, was the only child of the Fitzgeralds. -
"The Great Gatsby" is Published
This is considered to be Fitzgerald's most famous and accomplished novel. -
Zelda Fitzgerald Has a Nervous Breakdown
Two years after after the incident, Zelda has another breakdown. She is never able to fully recover from it. This challenge, along with others, leads to the end of their marriage -
Fitzgerald Moves to Hollywood
He moves to Hollywood with aspirations of becoming a scriptwriter. He then falls in love with Sheilah Graham, and they live together for the remainder of his life. -
Death of Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald dies of a heart attack in Sheila Graham's apartment. He had finished about one third of his last novel, "The Last Tycoon". -
"The Last Tycoon" is Published
This book, published after Fitzgerald's death, was incomplete.
