Named after the author of The Star Spangled Banner, Fitzgerald was born in St. Louis, Minnesota to an affluent family. He spent his time in the fashionable resorts of Europe and in Long Island and Washington D.C. His life was rich and glamorous, but ended tragically with his wife's mental illness and his own subsequent breakdown.

His works include The Great Gatsby, Tender is the Night, This Side of Paradise, The Last Tycoon and The Beautiful and the Damned