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Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald is born in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Becomes part of the 1917 class at Princeton where he mostly avoids his studies. Frequently contributes to school magazines.
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Put on academic probation and subsequently joins the army.
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Begins writing first novel (later titled “This Side of Paradise”).
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Assigned to Camp Sheridan where he meets his future wife, Zelda Sayre.
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Discharged from the army.
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Heads to New York to seek out fortune, but Zelda breaks off their engagement. In NY, Scott rewrites his first novel and becomes an established writer in magazines.
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This Side of Paradise is published, earning Scott critical acclaim and financial gain.
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Scott and Zelda are married.
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The couple’s only child, Frances Scott “Scottie”, is born.
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The small family moves to Long Island in the Fall.
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Family moves to France and Scott’s most famous work, The Great Gatsby, is written in Paris during Spring, 1924.
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Frequent moves between France and the United States.
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Zelda is institutionalized and eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia.
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Scottie is sent to boarding school at age 14.
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Scott impacted by his increasing alcoholism and inability to write short stories.
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Moves to Hollywood alone to work as a screenwriter.
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Scott begins work on his final novel.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald dies of a heart attack.
