F. Scott Fitzgerald.

F. Scott Fitzgerald, born Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He had one sibling, a sister named Annabel. F. Scott Fitzgerald had an unstable childhood, hopping from place to place as his dad struggled to hold down a job. One thing that held him together, however, was his love for theater. This love fueled his writing career, which led him to writing books such as The Great Gatsby and The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage, his first piece. In 1917, his passion was forced aside as he was drafted into the army. After two years, he was honorably discharged, and returned to his writing career. A member of the "lost generation", a group of writers during the 1920's who looked down upon the new counterculture, and will always be looked upon one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. F. Scott Fitzgerald was a heavy alcoholic, and died of his second massive heart attack on December 21, 1940, at the age of 44.

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