Lesson 3.03

  • Birth of F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Birth of F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Born in St. Paul Minnesota
  • Published First Story

    For St. Paul academy school newspaper
  • Attended Princeton

    Wrote musicals and published pieces for the Princeton Tiger Humor Magazine
  • Met Zelda (Wife)

    Met Zelda (Wife)

    Met while stationed in Camp Sheridan
  • Joined Army

    Joined Army

    Was stationed in Camp Sheridan
  • Moved to NYC

    After being discharged from army
  • Proposed to Zelda

    Had Daughter, Francis, in 1921
  • Published first novel

    Published first novel

  • Sold 50,000 copies of first novel

    Novel marked the beginning of the Jazz Age
  • Moved to France

    Hoped to spark his creativity
  • Published The Great Gatsby

    Published The Great Gatsby

    Became biggest selling great American classic
  • Wrote Tender Is The Night

    Wrote Tender Is The Night

  • Moved to Hollywood

    Wrote screenplays to make extra money
  • Wrote The Love Of The Last Tycoon

    Only wrote half before his death
  • Died of Heart Attack