Scott Fitzgerald. By fatimaaaa2245 Sep 4, 1896 Born in St. Paul, Minnesota. 1908 Enters St. Paul Academy; begins showing early talent for writing stories. 1913 Enrolls at Princeton University, where he writes for literary magazines and musicals. 1917 Drops out of Princeton to join the U.S. Army during World War I. 1918 Meets Zelda Sayre in Montgomery, Alabama, while stationed in the South. 1919 Discharged from the Army and begins revising his first novel, This Side of Paradise. 1920 Marries Zelda Sayre in New York City after gaining fame and money. 1920 This Side of Paradise is published and becomes an instant success. 1921 Their daughter, Frances Scottie Fitzgerald, is born. 1922 Publishes The Beautiful and Damned. 1924 Moves to France and begins writing The Great Gatsby. 1925 The Great Gatsby is published, earning critical praise but modest sales. 1930 Zelda suffers a mental breakdown and is later diagnosed with schizophrenia. 1934 Publishes Tender Is the Night, inspired by his and Zelda’s struggles. 1937 Moves to Hollywood to work as a screenwriter. 1940 Begins work on The Last Tycoon, an unfinished novel. Dec 21, 1940 Scott Fitzgerald dies of a heart attack
