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Francis Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul Minnesota -
He wrote his first story in the school newspaper of St. Paul university when he was 13 -
He met her during his service in the army and met her at camp Sheridan -
He served in the army, however he was never sent out overseas meaning he never saw any action, but was a second lieutenant for infantry, He spent his off hours writing, reportedly writing the first draft of The Romantic Egotist, According to Fitzgerald himself, future President Dwight Eisenhower reprimanded him for writing his novel instead of studying infantry tactics while at Fort Leavenworth.
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He was discharged from the army and moved to New York
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After he moved to New York he published his first novel to the public a year later, he made a bunch of money off of it and finally decided to ask Zelda to marry him a week after the publish
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After marrying Zelda they had a daughter named Frances Fitzgerald -
He moved to France hoping it spark some creativity
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A year after he moved to France he finally published what’s titled the best story of all time and soon the word “gatsby” became a word in the English dictionary
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Over his career he wrote 178 novels and The Great Gatsby is still one of the best selling books in America to this day
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One of his novels titled Tender is the Night was also very successful but never matched the success of the Great Gatsby
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He was an alcoholic and struggled with depression and it really brought down his true potential while people like Ernest Hemingway were far more successful than him
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He moved to Hollywood to write screenplays and make money quickly so he could leave town and write more story’s -
He was halfway through one of his final novels known as The Last Tycoon when he died of a heart of attack