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Birth
Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul Minnesota. His full name is Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald to Mary McQuillan and Edward Fitzgerald. He also has a sister. -
Newman School and Mentor
Fitzgerald went to Newman School in New Jersey. This is where he met a mentor of his, Father Sigourney Fay. This is also when he started focusing on extra-curricular activities. -
Princeton
In 1913, Fitzgerald enters Princeton University. He went already deciding on going for a career in writing musical comedies. He also failed quite a few subjects. -
First Trial Work
In 1917, Fitzgerald makes his first attempt at a novel called The Romantic Egotist while on academic probation that makes it truly unlikely that he would ever graduate. The Romantic Egotist was 120,000-word novel that he sent to many publishers, and they liked it but they refused to publish it. He also joined the army. -
First Successful Publication
Fitzgerald gains overnight fame over the publication of This Side of Paradise on March 26, 1920. -
Zelda
Fitzgerald marries his muse, Zelda Sayre. He married her instantly after his rise to fame. She later becomes ill and this changes quite a few of his career and personal choices. -
First Short Story Collection
In the September of 1921, Fitzgerald publishes his first short story collection, Flappers and Philosophers. It was also his relay into short stories, which got him through some very hard personal and economic times. -
Frances Scott "Scottie" Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald's first and only daughter. She goes on to be a writer and journalist, taking after her father. -
Second Novel
Fitzgerald wrote his second novel in 1921 called The Beautiful and Damned. For the birth of his first and only child, Frances Scott Fitzgerald. -
Fall and Political Satire
In the past year, Fitzgerald started heavily drinks and such and started falling into debt, so in 1923 he wrote a political satire called From President to Postman. From President to Post fails. In order to make it through the hard times by writing short stories. -
The Great Gatsby
Fitzgerald goes to France where he writes The Great Gatsby, one of his most famous works, in 1924. Initial book sales were rather disappointing, though. -
The Crack Up and Fall Continues
In 1937, Fitzgerald wrote The Crack-Up, but his downfall continues. He is in debt, sick, and drunk. He couldn't even write commercially. -
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Fitzgerald goes to Hollywood in 1937 to work for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He earned a thousand dollars a week. -
Death
Fitzgerald died of a heart attack at the age of 44 in 1940 in Hollywood. His final resting place is Maryland, US. -
Works Cited
"F. Scott Fitzgerald." PBS. Public Broadcasting Service, n.d. Web. 27 June 2017.
Mizener, Arthur. "F. Scott Fitzgerald." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 09 Feb. 2017. Web. 27 June 2017.
"F. Scott Fitzgerald." The New York Times. The New York Times, n.d. Web. 27 June 2017.
