Francis Scott Fitzgerald By facebooker_100002165215093 Sep 24, 1896 F. Scott Fitzgerald Born in St. Paul, Minnesota. St. Paul Minnesota May 11, 1898 Fitzgerlads move to Buffalo, NY Aug 13, 1908 Family moves back to St. Paul after father loses job Oct 27, 1908 Attends St. Paul Academy; shows skill in writing Mar 10, 1911 Enrolls in The Newman School in NJ Mar 11, 1911 Meets Father Sigourney Fay, his mentor and inspiration Jun 29, 1913 Enters Princeton; writes many musicals and plays Nov 21, 1917 Leaves Princeton and joins army Sep 9, 1919 Discharged from the army; works on first novel Feb 28, 1920 "This Side of Paradise" published Apr 3, 1920 Marries Zelda Sayre at St. Patrick's Cathedral, NY May 20, 1925 "The Great Gatsby" is published Dec 24, 1940 Dies in Hollywood, CA from a heart attack
