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Born on September 24 1896 in St. Paul Minnesota.
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While attending Princeton university, he often neglected his typical work to work on his literary training.
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After being put on academics probation he decided to join the army.
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Wrote his first novel The Romantic Egotist shortly after joining the army. Also, rejected by many.
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Assigned to a camp in Alabama and met a girl that he was very interested in.
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He ended up moving to pursue the girl and even marry her.
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She ended their engagement due to the fact they (she) couldn’t live off of his small salary.
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Fitzgerald officially commenced his career as a writer of stories for big name magazines.
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After his sudden salary growth, she came back and married him.
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At many times he lived in New York, St. Paul, France, and Delaware to pursue his career and to move from distractions.
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After intense ballet training his wife’s health started to deteriorate.
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Due to needing to pay for her medical bills, he stopped writing his novel to write short stories for money.
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During the years 1936-1937 he had some “crack up” years, he suffered from alcoholism.
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Fitzgerald moved out to Hollywood on his own to pursue a career. He found a job with MGM as a screenwriter. He was here for 1 year as a screenwriter.
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Fitzgerald died of a heart attack in 1940. He died feeling as a failure in his career due to his alcoholism affecting his work.
