F Scott Fitzgerald

A life in dates

  1. 24 September 1896: Born – St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
  2. January 1901: Moves to Syracuse – Syracuse, New York, USA, Moves with his family.
  3. 1908 – 1911: Attends St. Paul Academy – St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, Continues his school education.
  4. July 1908: Returns to St. Paul – St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, The family returns to Minnesota.
  5. 1911 – 1913: Attends Newman School – Hackensack, New Jersey, USA, Studies at a Catholic preparatory school.
  6. 1913: Enters Princeton University – Princeton, New Jersey, USA, Joins the Triangle Club and ultimately leaves without graduating.
  7. October 1917 – February 1919: Serves in the US Army – United States, Commissioned as a second lieutenant.
  8. 1918: Meets Zelda Sayre – Montgomery, Alabama, USA, Meets his future wife while stationed nearby.
  9. 1919: Works in advertising – New York City, USA, Takes a job with a New York advertising agency.
  10. 1920: Flappers and Philosophers – Collection
  11. 1920: This Side of Paradise – Novel
  12. 3 April 1920: Marries Zelda Sayre – New York City, USA, Marries the writer and artist Zelda Sayre.
  13. 26 October 1921: Daughter Scottie is born – St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, Birth of Frances Scott Fitzgerald.
  14. 1922: Tales of the Jazz Age – Collection
  15. 1922: The Beautiful and Damned – Novel
  16. October 1922 – April 1924: Moves to Great Neck – Great Neck, Long Island, New York, USA, Rents a home on Long Island.
  17. 1923: The Vegetable – Play
  18. June 1924: Settles on the French Riviera – Saint-Raphaël, France, Lives at Villa Marie with his family.
  19. 1925: The Great Gatsby – Novel
  20. May 1925: Meets Ernest Hemingway – Paris, France, Meets Hemingway at the Dingo bar.
  21. 1926: All the Sad Young Men – Collection
  22. 20 May 1932 – November 1933: Moves to La Paix – Towson, Maryland, USA, Rents a house outside Baltimore.
  23. 1934: Tender Is the Night – Novel
  24. May 1935: Stays at Grove Park Inn – Asheville, North Carolina, USA, Spends the summer in Asheville.
  25. 1937: Begins relationship with Sheilah Graham – Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, Becomes involved with the film columnist.
  26. July 1937 – December 1938: Works for MGM – Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, Takes a studio screenwriting contract.
  27. March 1939 – October 1940: Works as a freelance screenwriter – Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, Undertakes assignments for several studios.
  28. 21 December 1940: Died – Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, Aged 44.