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His parents were Edward and Mollie Fitzgerald.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota. -
Fitzgerald went to Princeton, but was not the best student, so he decided to join the army. -
Fitzgerald was assigned to a camp near Montgomery, Alabama, where he met Zelda Sayer, the youngest daughter of a Supreme Court judge.
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Fitzgerald's first novel "The Romantic Egotist", while he was in the army.
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In 1919, Fitzgerald left the army to make some money so that he could marry Zelda. But she called off the engagement because she didn't like that he didn't have a steady income.
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Toward the end of 1919, Fitzgerald declares his career as a writer for the mass circulation magazines, such as his best story market, "The Saturday evening Post".
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After his marriage, Fitzgerald wrote his second novel called, "The Beautiful and Damned". The novel mirrored the NYC cafe society during the jazz age.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayer were married on April 3,1920 in New York. -
Once they moved back to St. Paul, Minnesota, Zelda gave birth to their only daughter Francis Scott Fitzgerald.
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Zelda became pregnant a year after they got married, leading them to move back to St. Paul.
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After a failure with writing a play in Long Island, New York, Fitzgerald along with his family went to France. It was here that "The Great Gatsby" was written.
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Shortly after moving back to America, Zelda had her first breakdown and was treated in Switzerland. During this time, Fitzgerald paused writing his novels and wrote short stories to pay for her treatment. -
Fitzgerald wrote his fourth novel, "Tender Is the Night". This novel shows the deterioration between an American psychiatrist and a wealthy mental patient. This closely related to the Fitzgeralds' relationship during that period.
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During these years, Fitzgerald did not write any stories or novels due to his alcoholism. Essentially, this resulted in Francis beingsent to boarding school at 14 because her father could not take care of her.
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Shortly after beginning his last novel, Fitzgerald suffered a fatal heart attack.