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He Was Born
September 1896, Francis Scott Fitzgerald is born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was child number 3 out of 5. -
School
September 1908, Scott went to st. Paul academy but his grades were so bad he went to a catholic prep school in New Jersey. -
First Story
October 1909, His first story published “The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage” was published in the St. Paul Academy Now and Then. -
First Play
August 1911, His first play production at Elizabeth Dramatic Club in St. Paul. -
U.S. Army
October 1917, He gets drafted into the US army as a 2nd lieutenant. -
Love Messed up
June 1919, His fiance Zelda Sayre called off the engagement (for now). -
Love Is Back
April 1920, The wedding is back on and they got married in New York. -
Baby Girl
October 1921, Frances Scott Scottie Fitzgerald, they brought a baby girl into the world. -
The Great Gatsby
July 1924, Scott began to write one of the most famous pieces of work, The Great Gatsby. -
The Great Gatsby Play
February 1926, The play version of The Great Gatsby plays on Broadway for the first time. -
Schizophrenia
June 1930, Zelda later gets diagnosed as schizophrenic in Geneva, Switzerland. -
Hollywood
November 1931, Scott travels alone to Hollywood to get more work done. -
Risks
February 1939, Scott works on Winter Carnival but eventually gets fired for drinking on the job. -
Near Death
November 1940, He gets his first heart attack in a store on Sunset Blvd. -
He dies
December 21,1940, Scott dies from a heart attack in Sheilah Graham’s apartment.
