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Francis Scott Fitzgerald is born
He is born in St. Paul Minnesota. -
Joins the Military
Francis joins the military after failing at Princeton -
Assigned to Camp Sheridan
As part of the military he was moved to camp Sheridan in Montgomery, Alabama where he met a woman named Zelda who he would try to marry. -
Goes to New York City
He goes to New York to try to make money -
Starts Writing for Mass Circuit Media
He begins writing for media like the Saturday Evening Post which he garnered much fame from. -
Publishes This Side of Paradise
He publishes his first major book. -
Marries Zelda
He finally marries her after making enough money to support her. -
Writes The Beautiful and The Damned
He writes the book, The Beautiful and The Damned -
Zelda becomes Pregnant
She becomes pregnant with their first child. -
Zelda gives birth
Zelda gives birth to their only child Frances Scott Fitzgerald -
Moves to Long Island
He moves to Long Island in order to try to propose his play in Broadway but gets rejected. -
Publishes The Great Gatsby
Francis finishes and publishes The Great Gatsby, one of his most famous works. -
Zelda suffers First Breakdown
She breaks down and is sent to a psychiatric hospital to help her -
Moves to Hollywood
He moves to Hollywood to work as a screenwriter for MGM for several year -
Dies of a Heart Attack
He dies of a heart attack while writing his final novel.
