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Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald is born in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Fitzgerald's First Publication
At the age of 14, F. Scott Fitzgerald appears in print for the first time.
Fitzgerald's First Publication
His first publication was "The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage" in the student publication St. Paul Academy Now and Then. -
Fitzgerald enters Princeton University with the Class of 1917.
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In his sophomore year Fitzgerald contributes to the Princeton Tiger.
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Fitzgerald takes a commission as an infantry second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
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Fitzgerald rewrites The Romantic Egoist and its now entitled This Side of Paradise
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Publication of his first short story collection Flappers and Philosophers
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F Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda marry in St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.
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The Beautiful and Damned is published.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway meet at (of course) a bar in Paris.
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The Great Gatsby is published.
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Tender is the Night is published.
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Fitzgerald moves to Hollywood after signing a six-month contract from Metro Goldwyn Mayer,
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"Trouble," Fitzgerald's last story for The Saturday Evening Post, is published.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald dies of a heart attack.
