F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. Upon graduating from Princeton, he served in the Army and worked briefly in advertising. He married his wife, Zelda, in 1920, a week after his first novel, "This Side of Paradise", was published. His works, considered by many to be classics, include "The Great Gatsby", "Tender is the Night", and the uncompleted "The Last Tycoon". He died of a heart attack at the age of 44.