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September 24, 1896
In Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. -
He dropped Princeton University to join the United States Army in 1917 during World War I
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The novel became a cultural sensation and cemented his reputation as one of the eminent writers of the decade.
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Since 1920-1940
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The only child of novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald. She was an American writer and journalist.
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His second novel propelled him further into the cultural elite.
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His third novel, received generally favorable reviews but was a commercial failure, selling fewer than 23,000 copies in its first year.
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His final novel, after the deterioration of his wife's mental health caused by schizophrenia
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Fitzgerald moved to Hollywood where he embarked upon an unsuccessful career as a screenwriter. While living in Hollywood, he cohabited with columnist Sheilah Graham, his final companion before his death.
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December 21, 1940 (aged 44)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
After a long struggle with alcoholism, he attained sobriety only to die of a heart attack at 44. -
His friend Edmund Wilson edited and published an unfinished fifth novel after Fitzgerald's death.