F. Scott Fitzgerals Bio
F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 24, 1896, his father and mother were “both of catholic and Irish descent” (Meyers). He was given three names Francis Scott Fitzgerald after the writer of The Star Spangled Banner. Edward Fitzgerald’s great-great-greatgrandfather was the brother of Francis Scott Key’s grandfather. (Cowley) Both of his parents came from different backgrounds. His mother came from a family where money meant position, stability and security. But on his father’s side “right instincts, good manners, the need for honor, courtesy and courage”(Mizener) were what was important. His father, Edward failed as a manufacture of wicker furniture in St. Paul and became a salesman for Procter & Gamble in upstate New York. (Mizner) His father went through many financial and drinking problems and this caused Fitzgerald to fear poverty and alcoholism. His mother, Molly’s family emigrated from Ireland in 1843 and started a wholesale grocery business in Saint Paul that was very successful. (Meyers) He loved his father, but could hardly respect him and his feelings for his mother were even more complicated. Fitzgerald’s mother, Molly, had two children (girls) before Fitzgerald was born, Mary a
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