F. Scott. Fitzgerald

  • Born

    Born in Saint Paul,MN
  • Graduated College

    Graduated from Princeton
  • Joins Army

    He joins the army after his failure as a student
  • Wrote First Novel

    “The Romantic Egotist” was rejected
  • Assigned to Camp Sheridan

    Was assigned near Montgomery,Alabama Meets his future fiancé
  • The book is accepted by Scribners

    Finally finds a company to publish his book.
  • Moves Back to Saint Paul

    He’s going to rewrite his novel as “The side of Paradise”.
  • Begins Career writing Story’s and Magazines

    Published in Saturday evening post
  • Discharged from the Army

    Moves to New York to propose for Zelda.
  • Gets Married

    Gets Married to Zelda.
  • Zelda Gets Pregnant

    Caused them to move back to Saint Paul.
  • Has a daughter

    Has a daughter in Saint Paul.
  • Moved to New York

    In order to be closer to broadway because of his most recent play.
  • “The Great Gatsby” Was born

    Wrote while living in France
  • Moves to Rome

    Revised “The Great Gatsby” while in Rome during the winter