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Birth
Saint Paul, Minnesota. -
Schooling
Fitzgerald was a member of the Princeton class -
Military
Later that year, due to Fitzgerald’s academic failure he was put on academic probation and became motivated to join the army. -
Discharge
After leaving the military Fitzgerald went to New York City to marry his dream girl, Zelda, but she cancelled their engagement. -
Marriage
Zelda wanted to marry Fitzgerald once he became a writer for the Saturday evening post. -
First child
In 1921 the Fitzgerald family had their first child, Francis Scott Fitzgerald. -
The Great Gatsby
The Fitzgerald’s had moved to France where Scott had written his first massive novel which would later become a hit. -
Return to America
The Fitzgerald’s left France and rented out a mansion in the where Zelda would practice to become a professional dancer. -
Return to France
Zelda’s intense ballet training had damaged her mental health and caused her to have a mental breakdown -
Treatment
Scott’s novel writing was paused as he had to write short stories to pay for Zelda’s psychiatric treatment. -
Tender is the Night
Zelda’s mental treatment influenced Scott to mirror the relationship between characters in the book to him and his wife. -
Tough times
Fitzgerald had problems with alcoholism and his daughter was sent to boarding school at 14 -
Hollywood
Fitzgerald moved to Hollywood alone to work as a screenwriter -
The love of the lost Tycoon
Fitzgerald was working on his last novel ever. -
Death
Unfortunately halfway through his last novel he passed from a heart attack.