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Date of birth
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Joined Army
After failing as a student he decided to join the army. -
Assigned to camp Sheridan
Met Zelda Sayer, youngest daughter of an Alabaman Supreme Court judge. -
Discharge from army
Went to New York in order to marry Zelda but she refused to marry him since he has a low salary. -
Quit Job
Returned to saint Paul to write “this side of paradise.” -
Begins career
The Saturday evening post would spark his career and keep him going. -
Married
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Child is born
They return to Saint Paul to have their only child. -
Great Gatsby
Great Gatsby was written in France and revised it in Rome during the winter of 1924 to 1925. -
Zelda has her first breakdown
She was treated at a clinic in Switzerland until 1931. Diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1932. -
Tender is the night
Shows the deterioration of the marriage of a American psychiatrist and a wealthy mental patient, this reflected the marriage between Scott and Zelda. -
Crackup years
Scott’s alcoholism was heavy from 1936 to 1937. -
Moved to Hollywood
Worked as a script writer. -
The love of the last tycoon
Worked on half of the story up to his death. -
Date of Death
Due to his alcoholism he believed that he failed as a writer due to his inability to constantly write novels.