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Born September 24th, 1896 in St. Paul, MN
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F. Scott Fitzgerald fails in college and is placed on academic probation; then decides to enlist into the Army. -
While at Camp Sheridan, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote his first novel, where is was later rejected. This is also where he met the love of his life, Zelda. -
F. Scott Fitzgerald was discharged from the Army and moved to New York where he insisted on marrying Zelda, but she refused as she didn't want to live on a low income budget.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald returned to his home town to pick up some quick jobs and money, where he wrote 'This side of Paradise'; where is was expected in September of the same year!
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One week after F. Scott Fitzgerald commences his career as a writer and within one week, early 1920 F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda were married in New York. -
The Fitzgerald's were blessed with a new novel, 'The Beautiful and Damned' and also gave birth to their first only child, daughter, Frances. -
Family moved to Great Neck to be near Broadway. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the play "The Vegetable" which failed at the tryout forcing F. Scott Fitzgerald to write short stories to work their way out of debt.
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The Fitzgerald's moved to Rome where the novel "The Great Gatsby" was written. F. Scott Fitzgerald revised the play while in Rome. While the novel was highly noted, the financial response was not the same.
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The Fitzgerald's return to the states where they lived on the East coast for 2-years before leaving for France so Zelda could start ballet training. -
Zelda suffers from a mental breakdown causing F. Scott Fitzgerald to to pause his own career and once again take on short stories in order to help financial help in getting Zelda medical treatment.
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The family returns to America in the Fall and shortly after, Zelda experiences another medical issue where she's later admitted and treated at John Hopkins.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald writes his fourth novel, "Tender is the Night"
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F. Scott Fitzgerald becomes to drink more and more and it takes him almost 2-years to right his next novel, "The Crack-Up". During this time, Frances was sent off to boarding school at just the age of 14.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald moves to Hollywood, alone to pursue screen writing; working with MGM and The Esquire. -
F. Scott Fitzgerald suffers a fatal heart attack, passing away at the young age of 44.