Famous American author F. Scott Fitzgerald with his wife Zelda and son Scottie, U.S.A., 1922

In a garden, famous American author F. Scott Fitzgerald writes at an outdoor desk. His wife Zelda and young son Scottie join him, U.S.A., 1922. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896 – 1940) was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. He is best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age—a term he popularized in his short story collection Tales of the Jazz Age. Fitzgerald received critical acclaim only after his death and is now widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.