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He was born in St Paul, MN
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He attended Princeton University from 1913 to 1917 and did not graduate due to poor performance
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He joined the Army where he met his wife Zelda while stationed in Alabama
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He published his first novel, This Side of Paradise. This success allowed him to marry Zelda
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He became one the most prominent writers during this time and wrote for the Saterday Evening Post and The Smart Set
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This was his second novel based on the post war generation
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He and his family moved to France where he became friends with other writers like Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein
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This would be known as his masterpiece and one of the greatest American novels of the 20th century
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This novel was created out of his experiences with his wife's mental illness and her treatment in Europe
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He moved to Hollywood and worked as a scriptwriter
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He had an affair with Sheilah Graham until his death but she helped him overcome his alcoholism and encouraged him to write again.
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He died of a heart attack while writing his fifth novel, The Last Tycoon