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Scot f Ftzgerald was born today in saint Paul Minnesota and for the rest of his life he would be alive -
scots father Edward Fitzgerald was fired. and began drinking heavily so they lived of his mothers inheritance, -
reportedly he published his first works in his schools paper. this was at the saint Paul's Academy a school near his hometown. -
everyone knows ww1, Fitz was in the army during this time but was not deployed. and stayed in America the whole time. -
after graduating he decided to enroll in Princeton. where he would right several plays. while he didn't much mind for grades he did fall in love with a rich girl named Ginevra -
the girl Ginevra would later become inspiration for character in the great Gatsby and other novels. but he was forced to break up when her father forbid their love. -
after his breakup he would go on to drop out of school. then joining the army near the end of ww1, he never saw service though. -
Zelda Sayer was the name of his wife. when he met her in manometry Alabama. but she wouldn't marry him until he became financially stable -
after the publication of his first novel he became a wealthy man. selling 40,000 copies in the first year. earning 6200$ in royalty's . -
this era was undoubtably the stage where most of Fitz's took place. with its high styles and upbeat tunes its no wonder the books did so well. truly a time of American prosperity. -
during the prohibition era many, rich bootleggers, Fitz met a few of them during his time in new York. and may have inspired characters in the great Gatsby -
after his novelistic success Zelda agreed to marry him. but by now his feelings for her had dried up. "I wouldn't care if she died, but I couldn't stand to have anybody else marry her." -
after settling in with his family he wrote his second book. the beautiful and dammed. which wasn't quite as successful as his first book -
seeking inspiration Fitz moved his family to Europe. moving around the continent going to places like Italy and Rome. -
after his realization that his wife was an purely interested in him for his wealth, it was only reinforced by the time she cheated with a French guy, and asked for a divorce. but the French guy left her and they stayed married. -
today many believe that the great Gatsby was Fitz's greatest work. but when it was released it only sold 23000 copies and didn't sell any more for the rest of his life -
after several stressful years in Europe Zelda really started berating her husband claiming he was homosexual, but in the era divorce was usually in the mans favor so she stayed with him. -
after many stressful years in Europe, the Fitzgerald's move back to America. to a bungalow in Hollywood. -
the great depression hit Fitz too, when Americans couldn't afford to buy books. his rich lifestyle and other bills caused him to go into debt -
after she tried to kill herself and her child in 1929 in an automobile. she was diagnosed with schizophrenia. -
this was the Turing point in Fitz's career, after this point Americans didn't have the disposable income to spend on his novels. during the depression he mostly just did short stories for newspapers. -
with his final novel Fitz was way past his prime. this book only sold about 1200 copies in the first year. but it eventually gained some acclaim as a decent book. -
after falling into debt an depression after paying for his wife's medical bills. he got really into alcohol and would spend most of the rest of his life steeped in booze. -
after Zelda became mentally ill Fitz strait up stopped looking at her, but continued to pay for her expenses. But the two were completely estranged. but after his death she did recover mentally and even wrote a novel. -
oops no more Scott. after years of heavy alcoholism its no surprise that his organs were gonna give up on him someday,