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Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota -
When he was 13 he published his first story in the school newspaper of the Saint Paul academy.
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He attended Princeton university. He wrote musicals and published pieces in the Princeton tiger humor magazine.
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Due to his devotion of writing, his grades suffered and he joined the army. -
He met Zelda while he was in the army -
Zelda had a very wealthy family, so Fitzgerald had to find another way to support her
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Published his first novel and it was an immediate best seller and made him incredibly wealthy.
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Hoping to spark creativity and inspiration
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He published his greatest and most famous work The Great Gatsby -
Fitzgerald drinking becomes obsessive and Zelda suffers a mental breakdown
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His last completed novel, never matched the success of The Great Gatsby -
Came to Hollywood to write screenplays to make quick money, so he could leave town and work on novels.
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Fitzgerald met and fell in love with another woman named, Sheilah graham, a famous Hollywood gossip columnist
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He began writing a novel about Hollywood called The Last Tycoon
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Halfway through his final novel, he died of a heart attack