Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald

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F. Scott Fitzgerald also known as Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on “September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, MN” (F. Scott Fitzgerald). He got his name from his cousin Francis Scott Key who wrote the star spangled banner. He was born to Mary McQuillan (mother) and Edward Fitzgerald (father). Growing up F. Scott Fitzgerald went to many schools throughout the country. Since he grew up in St. Paul, the first school that he went to was St. Paul Academy in St. Paul. They lived in St. Paul because that’s where his mother’s family was and they were living off her inheritance. The second school he went to was Newman School. He started there only a few years after he started St. Paul Academy. He met Father Sigourney Fay there and he encouraged his work and ambition as a writer. He went on to college and went to Princeton University. There he didn’t try very hard at school and ignored his studies, for that he was put on academic probation. Not long after he was put on probation he dropped out and joined the U.S. Army. He was appointed second lieutenant of the infantry, but afraid of his death of World War II he quickly wrote a novel “The Romantic Egotist” but it was denied for publishing. Soon after he was stationed outside of Montgomery, Alabama and there he met the love of his life Zelda Sayre. She said no to his proposal at first but eventually they got married and traveled back and forth from the U.S. to Europe. They had one child together named Francis Scott Fitzgerald. F. Scott Fitzgerald then published many novels around the world and then he wife soon became very sick. “Zelda Fitzgerald perished at a fire in Highland Hospital in 1948” (Bruccoli). F. Scott Fitzgerald then published one last novel and then died of a heart attack on “D...

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