F. Scott Fitzgerald By AlannahG874391 Sep 24, 1896 Francis Scott Fitzgerald is born 1917 Joined the army 1918 Met Zelda sayre 1919 Discharged from army 1919 Publishes first novel “This Side of Paradise” 1920 Marries Zelda Sayre 1921 He and Zelda had a daughter named Scottie 1922 Moved close to Broadway because he wrote a play named “the vegetable” 1924 Begins writing “The Great Gatsby” 1925 “The Great Gatsby” is published 1929 Zelda’s health was damaged by intense ballet training 1930 Zelda has a psychiatric breakdown 1931 Zelda gets better and they move to America 1932 Zelda relapses 1934 Publishes “Tender as night” 1935 Sends Scottie to boarding school at the age of 14 1938 Begins working in a film studio Dec 21, 1940 Francis Scott Fitzgerald dies due to a heart attack