Scott Fitzgerald timeline

  • It’s a boy!

    It’s a boy!
    Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
  • War or Schoolwork?

    War or Schoolwork?
    Scott sets aside schoolwork to join the fight during WW1
  • Rejected

    Rejected
    After the war Scott wrote a poet and got turned down.
  • Fell in love

    Scott falls in love with the daughter of an Alabama Supreme Court Judge. Her name was Zelda.
  • New York rocks!

    New York rocks!
    Scott finds himself in New York City to unleash his true talent through this city.
  • Zelda broke off engagement temporarily

    Zelda broke off engagement temporarily
    Since he didn’t have enough money. Zelda did not want to live on Scott’s thin fortune.
  • Bon Jour

    Scott moves to France to publish his work.
  • Swan song

    Zelda became a professional dancer.
  • Slow down

    Zelda had a health damage when she took intense ballet training.
  • A caring husband

    To pay the bills for Zeldas treatment, Scott began to write short stories to cover the bill.
  • Zelda goes crazy

    Zelda went crazy and had to go to an insane asylum in Switzerland
  • How romantic

    Scott wrote a book about he and Zelda as a wealthy American who falls in love with a mental patient.
  • Bottoms up a little too much

    After a year of Zelda in the asylum, Scott relapsed and had a drinking problem
  • Boarding school

    Scott was not able to take care of his daughter so he sent her to boarding school.
  • The red carpet

    Scott moved to Hollywood to finish his work. He moved there alone in the summer of 37’.
  • The death of a legend

    Scott’s last straw was pulled when he drew his last straw