The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston is the repository of important EMH papers deeded by Mary Welsh Hemingway after EMH’s death in 1961 and after JFK’s death in 1963. President Kennedy and EMH had never met, but JFK did express admiration for EMH and his writing. Mary had gathered what she could…
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A to Z Challenge, Ernest Hemingway
Ivancich, Adriana (1930-1983)
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EMH went hunting in 1948 in the Veneto region of Italy with the son of Italian ship-building nobility, Gianfranco Ivancich. He met Gianfranco’s little sister, 18 years old, and was immediately infatuated with the young Adriana. EMH was almost 50. EMH’s infatuation with the young woman inspired him to write Across the River and Into the…
A to Z Challenge, Ernest Hemingway
Cats and EMH
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Today is an off day in the A to Z Challenge. Tomorrow will be “I” day. I decided to post some Ernest Miller Hemingway (EMH) pictures related to cats, as the man loved his pets. He had dogs he loved, but he a great fondness for his cats. The big guy asleep at the Finca.…
A to Z Challenge, Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway Snaps
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Happy Saturday! I am going to be a bit lazy today and just show my favorite snapshots of EMH. With Flickr and Pinterest, I have collected some personal faves of the author, mostly from his 40s and 50s. Click to enlarge all pics.
A to Z Challenge, Ernest Hemingway
Grace Hall Hemingway (1872-1951)
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It’s “G” Day in the A to Z Challenge and my theme is Ernest Miller Hemingway (EMH). Grace Hall married her neighbor from down the street growing up in Oak Park, Illinois, Clarence Hemingway. Grace had been an aspiring opera singer and Clarence was a doctor. Together they had six children, one of whom was…
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