F. Scott Fitzgerald

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896–December 21,1940) was an Irish-American Jazz Age novelist and short story writer.

Life with Zelda

While at Camp Sheridan, Fitzgerald met Zelda Sayre (1900–1948), the "top girl," in Fitzgerald's words, of Montgomery, Alabama, youth society. The two were engaged in 1919 and Fitzgerald moved into an apartment at 200 Claremont Avenue in New York City to try to lay a foundation for his life with Zelda. Working at an advertising firm and writing short stories, Fitzgerald was unable to convince Zelda that he would be able to support her. She broke off the engagement and Fitzgerald returned to his parents' house in St. Paul to revise The Romantic Egotist. Recast as This Side of Paradise, it was accepted by Scribner's in the fall of 1919, and Zelda and Scott resumed their engagement. The novel was published on March 26, 1920, and became one of the most popular books of the year, defining the flapper generation. The next week, Scott and Zelda were married in New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral. Their daughter and only child, Frances Scott "Scottie" Fitzgerald, was born on October 26, 1921.

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Zelda Sayre - 1900 - 1948 - Montgomery - Alabama - 1919 - New York City - This Side of Paradise - Scribner's - March 26 - 1920 - Flapper - St. Patrick's Cathedral - Frances Scott "Scottie" Fitzgerald - October 26 - 1921

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