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F. Scott Fitzgerald was born
Born in St Paul Minnesota. -
Published his first story in the school newspaper
When he was 13, he published his first story in the school newspaper of the St. Paul Academy. -
Wrote musicals and newspapers for Princeton.
Wrote musicals and published pieces in the Priceton tiger Humor Magazine. -
Left Princeton after 3 years and joined the army
His academics suffered due to his devotion to his writing musicals and newspapers. -
Met his Wife
He wasin the army but never went overseas or saw a deployment and was stationed in Camp Sheridan near wear Zelda lived (his wife). -
Discharged from the army
He was discharged from the army. -
Moved to New York City
After being discarded from the army he moved to New York City. -
Published his first novel
He published his first novel a year after moving to New York City. -
"This Side of paradise" was an immediate bestseller
His first novel, "This side of paradise" was an immediate best seller and made him increadibly wealthy. -
Proposed to Zelda
A week after the release of his novel he felt comfortable asking his wife to marry him. -
Moved to France
Fitzgerald moved to France hoping to spark his creativity. -
Published "The Great Gatsby"
A year after moving to France he published his greatest work. -
Published "Tender is the Night"
None of his novel ever matched the success of "The Great Gatsby". -
Came to Hollywood to write screenplays
He did this to make money as quickly as possible so he could then leave town again and work on his novels. -
Died of a heart attack
Fitzgerald was halfway through his final novel "The Last Tycoon" when he passed away.