Ernest Hemingway
Annie Taylor
1
Ernest stole a urinal from his favorite bar. He felt he had wasted enough money on the alcohol and used the urinal enough that is should be his. He ended up sticking the urinal in his house.
2
Some of Ernest's food recipes ended up being displayed in his museum in Cuba, such as his hamburger recipe.
4
An Irish novelist, James Joyce and Ernest were drinking buddies in Paris. James would normally pick fights, hide, then call for Ernest to beat the person up.
8
As a child, Ernest was dressed as a girl, matching his sister so that his mom could fulfill her dream of wanting twin girls.
9
Ernest underwent shock therapy to treat his bi-polar disorder. The treatment made him lose his memory which made it difficult for him to write stories. This is what sparked the desire within him to commit suicide.
10
Orson Welles, an American actor, and Ernest became good friends after they had a fist fight with each other in a theatre.
11
Before Francis Scott Fitzgerald died, he told Ernest that he "envied him".
12
He did not pass his military physical because of poor eyesight.
13
Ernest became a red cross ambulance driver.
14
Ernest's wife, Hadley Richardson, got her suitcase stolen that had all of his early literary works in it.
15
Ernest's father wanted him to become a doctor, but he refused and began working for a newspaper instead.
17
Ernest believed he was under government surveillance, which turned out being true.
18
He was a spy for the KGB.
19
Hunter S. Thomson was supposed to examine Ernest's suicide but he ended up stealing his stuff.
20
Ernest committed suicide by shooting himself with his favorite gun.
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