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F. Scott Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald is said to be one of the three most important authors to write in between the two great wars (Magill 1032). After writing the Great Gatsby he became known as the “ chronicler of the Jazz Age” (Eble 95). Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 24 1896. On his father, Edward’s, side of the family his second cousin was Francis Scott Key, the lawyer who wrote, “The Star Spangled Banner.” On his mom’s side of the family they inherited a million dollar grocery chain from his grandfather. This inheritance money made up for his father’s inability to hold a job. Fitzgerald lived a pampered childhood mainly because two of his younger sisters had died at birth. His mom also loved showing off her good-looking son, so he be