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F. Scott Fitzgerald
Writing
24 Sept 1896
† 21 Dec 1940
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Biography
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940), known professionally as F. Scott Fitzgerald, was an American novelist and short story writer, whose works illustrate the Jazz Age. While he achieved limited success in his lifetime, he is now widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost Generation" of the 1920s. He finished four novels: This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, The Great Gat...
Also Known As
Francis Scott Fitzgerald, Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald



