Scott Fitzgerald Background Research

By Ausemq
  • Scott Fitzgerald is born

    Scott Fitzgerald is born

    He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota!

  • Fitzgerald joins the army

    He dropped out of Princeton and joined the army!

  • He is assigned to Camp Sheridan, near Montgomery, Alabama.

  • At Camp Sheridan he falls in love with Zelda Sayre.

    At Camp Sheridan he falls in love with Zelda Sayre.

    Fitzgerald falls in love with Zelda Sayre, who is the youngest daughter of an Alabama Supreme Court judge.

  • Fitzgerald is discharged from the army.

    In late 1919 Fitzgerald was discharged from the army and quit his job in advertising.

  • Zelda breaks off her engagment to Fitzgerald.

    Zelda broke off the engagement fearing he would not be able to support her since he was not making enough money at the time.

  • Fitzgeralds novel "This Side Of Paradise" is accepted by editor Maxwell Perkins.

  • Fitzgeralf returns to Saint Paul, Minnesota in order to write his novel This Side of Paradise.

  • Fitzgerald becomes a writer of stories for The Saturday Evening Post.

    Fitzgerald becomes a writer of stories for The Saturday Evening Post.

  • Fitzgerald marries Zelda Sayre.

    Fitzgerald marries Zelda Sayre.

  • Fitzgerald and Zelda welcome their first child, Frances Scott Fitzgerald!

    Fitzgerald and Zelda welcome their first child, Frances Scott Fitzgerald!

  • The Fitzgerald move to France and he writes The Great Gatsby.

  • Zelda has her first breakdown.

  • Fitzgerald writes his novel "Tender Is The Night".

    Fitzgerald writes his novel "Tender Is The Night".

  • Fitzgerald was battling alcoholism and couldn't write as much from 1936-1937.

  • Fitzgerald moved to Hollywood by himself to work with MGM as a screenwriter.

    Summer 1937 -1938

  • Fitzgerald dies suddenly from a heart attack.