The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald By owen.nguyen Sep 24, 1896 F. Scott Fitzgerald is born F. Scott Fitzgerald is born in St. Paul, Minnesota. 1913 Fitzgerald is accepted into Princeton 1917 Fitzgerald drops out of Princeton to serve in the U.S. Military 1920 Fitzgerald's first hit novel is published, called This Side of Paradise Apr 3, 1920 Fitzgerald Marries Zelda Sayre Oct 26, 1921 Francis Scott Fitzgerald's only daughter 'Scottie' is born 1922 Fitzgerald publishes his second novel, The Beautiful and Damned 1924 Fitzgerald begins his descent into alcoholism 1924 Fitzgerald moves his family to France 1924 Zelda Fitzgerald meets a French aviator and has an affair with him 1925 Fitzgerald publishes The Great Gatsby, his 3rd novel At the time, it sells the least of his 3 novels but later goes on to become one of the greatest works of American literature. 1930 Zelda Fitzgerald begins to go insane, even trying to drive off of a cliff 1934 Fitzgerald publishes his 4th novel, Tender is the Night 1937 Fitzgerald works as a screenwriter at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Dec 21, 1940 Fitzgerald dies of heart failure at the young age of 44
