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Ernest Miller Hemingway (/ ˈ h ɛ m ɪ ŋ w eɪ / HEM-ing-way; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Known for an economical, understated style that influenced later 20th-century writers, he has been romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle and outspoken, blunt public image.
The Ernest Hemingway House was the residence of American writer Ernest Hemingway in the 1930s. The house is situated on the island of Key West, Florida. It is at 907 Whitehead Street, across from the Key West Lighthouse, close to the southern coast of the island. Due to its association with Hemingway, the property is the most popular tourist ...
Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on July 21, 1899, in a home built by Hemingway's maternal grandparents, Caroline [note 1] and Ernest Hall. [note 2] Hemingway was the second child and first son of Dr. Clarence and Grace Hemingway.
When she married Winston Churchill's cousin, polo player Winston Frederick Churchill Guest, at 27, Ernest Hemingway was the best man. The ceremony also took place at the author's home in Havana, Cuba.
Ernest Hemingway spent the 1930s in Key West, Florida, and more than six decades after his death, fans, scholars and relatives continue to congregate on the island city to celebrate the author's ...
Mary Welsh Hemingway (née Welsh; April 5, 1908 – November 26, 1986) was an American journalist and author who was the fourth wife and widow of Ernest Hemingway. Early life [ edit ]
Pauline Pfeiffer Hemingway (1895–1951), wife of Ernest Hemingway (aged 55) Woody Herman (1913–1987), musician, clarinetist (aged 74) Benjamin Franklin Hilliker (1843–1916), Medal of Honor recipient (aged 73) Darla Hood (1931–1979), actress/singer (aged 47) David Horsley (1873–1933), built the first Hollywood movie studio (aged 60)
Ernest Hemingway, best known for his 1952 novel "The Old Man and the Sea," found his passion for writing in the upscale Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, where he was born.