Lesson 3.03 F. Scott Fitzgerald Background

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald was born

    He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Join army

    Join army
    He was member of the Princeton class, but he neglected academic study for his literary.
  • Assigned camp & met Zelda

    Assigned camp & met Zelda
    He assigned Camp Sheridan in Montgomery, Alabama and met Zelda
  • Went New York

    He discharge from army, and went New York to seek marry with Zelda.
    But, they broke up because of Zelda's unwilling to live off Fitzger's cheap icnome.
  • Rewrite novel "This Side of Paradise"

    He quit job and returned to St. Paul to rewrite his novel "This Side of Paradise" which he wrote when he was in army.
  • Become writer of story

    He commenced career as writer of story for mass circulation magazines which includes The Saturday Evening Post
  • Publish "This Side of Paradise"

    Publish "This Side of Paradise"
  • Married with Zelda

    Married with Zelda
    He married with Zelda in New York
  • Bernice Bobs Her Hair published

    Bernice Bobs Her Hair published
  • Return St. Paul

    His wife, Zelda become pregnant, so they back to St. Paul
  • Francis Scott born

    Francis Scott  born
    His daughter of Francis Scot born
  • Fail in play

    He moved to Great Neck Lond Island and wrote play "the vegetable". But, he was unsuccessful in this play and get debt.
  • Period: to

    Went France

    He went France and wrote "The Great Gatsby"
  • Period: to

    Zelda suffered break down

    His wife suffered 1st break down and get treatment at Pragnis, a clinic in Dwitzer Land.
    He start wrote more short story to pay for psychiatric treatment of Zelda.
  • Wrote 4th Novel "Tender Is the Night"

  • Period: to

    Crack up years

    This time was crack up years to him due to his alcoholism and inability to write commercial story
  • Period: to

    Move Hollywood alone

    He move to Hollywood without his family to work MGM as screen writer.
  • Began work novel "The Love of the Last Tycoon"

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald died

    He died by heart attack caused by alcoholism