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He was born on Semptember 24, 1896 -
He dropped to join the United States Army during World War I -
He published the commercially successful This Side of Paradise -
Achieved temporary popular success and fortune. -
His second novel, The Beautiful and Damned, propelled him further into the cultural elite. -
A new edition was published as The Love of the Last Tycoon, edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli. -
His third novel, The Great Gatsby, received generally favorable reviews -
Fitzgerald completed his final novel, Tender Is the Night. -
After a long struggle with alcoholism, he attained sobriety only to die of a heart attack at 44.