Childhood + Family
When was Fitzgerald born? Where?
September 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota
Did he participate in any military activities?
What was the name of Fitzgerald's wife?
Zelda Sayre
When did Scott Fitzgerald went to college?
1913
What was the title of Fitzgerald's first big commercially successful novel?
"This Side of Paradise "
After whom Fitzgerald was named?
After his cousin Francis Scott Key
What two activities was Fitzgerald extremely excited about, but he never was able to participate in either one?
College football and army combat
Where did Scott and Zelda live abroad?
France
Where did Fitzgerald attend college?
Princeton University
The "Great gatsby" historical context time?
1900-1950 (20th century)
Name Scott Fitzgerald's parents
Mary McQuillan and Edward Fitzgerald
Name of Fitzgerald's friend/drinking buddy who then became his literary rival.
Earnest Hemingway
How did Fitzgerald's wife die?
Zelda died by a fire in a hospital
After Fitzgerald was kicked out of college for failing grades, what did he decide to do next?
After college he decided to join U.S. Army
What was the name of Fitzgerald's final, unfinished novel?
The Last Tycoon
When Scott was 12, what happend to his father and family?
He lost his job with Procter & Gamble, and the family moved back to St. Paul in 1908 to live off of his mother's inheritance.
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What couldn't Fitzgerald forgive Zelda for?
Sleeping with another man. (Cheating)
What is The Princeton Triangle Club? What did he do for it?
It is a club which produces musicals, and he wrote lyrics for these club's musicals
What caused Fitzgerald to lose his audience in the mid-to-late 1930's?
No one wanted to read about rich people during The Great Depression.