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Born in St. Paul Minnesota -
Student of Princeton -
Joined army due to academic probation -
Wrote “The Romantic Egotist” shortly after joining the army -
Reassigned to Camp Sheridan near Montgomery, Alabama
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Officially commenced his career as a writer of stories for the mass
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Discharged from the army
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Quit his job and went back to St. Paul to rewrite his novel as “The Side of Paradise” -
Novel accepted by editor Maxwell Perkins of Scribners -
Married Zelda Sayre in New York one week after the publication of his novel -
Birthed their only child -
His family moved to Great Neck Long Island in order to be near Broadway -
Went to France to write this book
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Zelda’s practices in Paris damaged her health
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The 4th novel completed