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Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24th, 1896, in Minnesota.
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In June 1918, Fitzgerald was assigned to camp share in Alabama
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In 1919, Fitzgerald was discharged from the army.
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In June of 1919, Fitzgerald quits his job and returned to St.Paul
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Fitzgerald’s novel was accepted by a editor
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Fitzgerald officially commits to a career as writing to the mass circulation magazines.
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The Fitzgeralds moved to Long Island to become closer to broadway, because Fitzgerald wrote a play called the vegetable. The play tryouts failed so Fitzgerald wrote short stories to get out of debt.
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The Fitzgeralds went to France in the spring of 1924 where the Great Gatspy was written.
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The Fitzgerald’s returned to Paris in the spring of 1929 for intense ballet training.
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The Fitzgerald’s returned to America where they rented out a mansion in Delaware for 2 years. Zelda began dance training in hopes to become a professional dancer.
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In April of 1930, Zelda Fitzgerald had her first break down and was treated a a clinic in Switzerland.
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The Fitzgerald’s returned to America again where Zelda relapsed again and had to go back to a hospital.
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In 1934, Fitzgerald’s completed his fourth novel. It was about their relationship.
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In 1937, Fitzgerald moved to Hollywood by himself and worked to be a screen writer until 1938
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On December 21st, 1940, Fitzgerald died from a heart attack. He though he was a failure because his inability to write novels frequently.
