Fitzgerald By dweber Sep 24, 1896 Born on September 24, 1896 in Saint Paul Minnesota 1917 Joined the Army after graduation 1917 Class of 1917 at Preinceton 1918 Assigned to a camp in Alabama, where he met a woman named Zelda 1918 Zelda 1919 Zelda broke off the engagement because he had too low of income 1919 Discharged from the Army and moved to New York 1919 He quit his job in New York and moved back to St Paul to rewrite his novel 1919 New York 1920 He married Zelda in New York 1921 Zelda had their only child Frances 1921 Zelda had Frances 1922 Moved to Great Neck Long Island 1924 Wrote The Great Gatsby 1927 Moved back to America 1929 Moved back to France 1930 Zelda had her first breakdown and was sent to a mental hospital till 1931 1930 Fitzgerald 1931 They moved back to America and Zelda had another break down and was sent back to a mental hospital 1934 He wrote a third novel that portrayed his relationship with Zelda 1936 He became an alcoholic for almost 2 years 1937 He moved to Hollywood 1937 Hollywood 1940 Died of a heart attack
