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Born
born in St. Paul, Minnesota. the third of five children born. Scott and his sister Annabel are the only two Fitzgerald children to survive infancy. -
First publication
At 14, Fitzgerald publishes “The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage" in the student publication St. Paul Academy -
Scott at Princeton
Fitzgerald enters Princeton University with the Class of 1917 -
Princeton Tiger
Fitzgerald contributes to the Princeton Tiger and the Triangle Club -
Army service
On academic probation and close to flunking out of Princeton… he takes a commission as a second lieutenant in the us army -
Scott meets Zelda
Fitzgerald and Zelda meet at a country club dance in Montgomery Alabama -
Armistice day
World War I ends before Fitzgerald leaves the US. His failure to see foreign combat will be one of his greatest regrets. -
Marriage
Zelda and Fitzgerald get married at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York -
Travel
The Fitzgerald go on their first trip to Europe, spending three months in England, France, and Italy -
Birth of daughter
Their first and only child is born. A daughter named Scottie Fitzgerald -
The Beautiful and Damned
The Beautiful and Damned is published -
The move
The Fitzgerald’s move to France and they spent most of the next seven years in France -
Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is published -
The crash
The US stock market crashes, triggering the great depression -
Death
Fitzgerald dies of a heart attack as Sheila Grahams Hollywood, California apartment