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Scott Fitzgerald Timeline

By amelia.dallas

  • Scott Fitzgerald is born

    He was born in St. Paul Minnesota

  • Published first story

    Fitzgerald published his first story in the school newspaper when he was 13.

  • Attended Princeton

    Wrote musicals and published pieces for the Princeton Tiger humor magazine

  • Left Princeton

    He had to leave Princeton because he couldn’t keep up with his grades while writing musicals and publishing pieces.

  • Joined the army

    After he left Princeton, he joined the army
  • He met his wife

    He met his wife

    Zelda refused to commit herself until he had enough money to support her.

  • Discharged from amry

  • Published his first novel

    Published his first novel

    He published his first novel “The Side of Paradise” and it was an immediate success.

  • Married Zelda

    A week after he published his first novel he asked Zelda to marry him.
  • Had his first and only kid

    Had his first and only kid

    Zelda gave birth the Frances Fitzgerald.

  • Moved to France

    He moved to France to spark his creativity.
  • Published his greatest work

    Published his greatest work

    A year after he moved to France he published his greatest work “The Great Gatsby”
  • Published “Tender is the Night”

    Published “Tender is the Night”

    After publishing this novel, it didn’t match the success of “The Great Gatsby”

  • He came to Hollywood

    In Hollywood he wrote screenplays to make money quickly.

  • Died of a heart attack