F. Scott Fitzgerald was a successful/talented American writer who was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. Fitzgerald wrote and published his first book in 1920 called "The Side of Paradise". His book was an instant success which led him to his soul-mate, Zelda Sayre. They both ran away to Paris together to spend their married life in happiness. They spent a decade on crazy, cool, spontaneous, fun. They partied and traveled in the 1920's . They were both free spirits who were perfect for each other. they had so much fun in those 10 years of travel.
He wrote many short stores to get fast money while him and the love of his life were traveling. His reputation doesn't lie on those short stories though, it actually lies on the 2 books he wrote that became American classics, "The Great Gatsby" and "Tender is the Night". Those two stories made him a highly respected American classic writer. He then went on to writing screenplays for Hollywood for the rest of his life.
His life wasn't always amazing and successful. His life partner, Zelda Sayre, was diagnosed with a mental illness in the late 1920's. There was no cure for poor Zelda so she had to be put in a mental institution where she spent the rest of her life. Fitzgerald couldn't do anything to help his wife & was very sad about the situation, but he had to soon learn to move on, but never leave his LOVE behind.
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