Ernest Hemmingway
Biography
Facts
- He lived in Paris at a time in his life.
- He got married four times to four different women.
- He was born in Oak Park, Illinois.
- He met J.D. Sallinger in World War II.
- He had a son named Patrick.
Ernest Hemingway
More Facts
- He only wrote one play and it was called the The Fifth Column
- He was awarded a bronze star for bravery under-fire in World War II.
- His sister, brother, and father committed suicide as well.
- He tried to kill himself a few times before.
- As an adult he killed 400 rabbits in a day.
World War 1
1. In WWI he became an ambulance driver for Red Cross
Kid Days
2. His mom dressed him like a girl.
One of the hobbies
3. On a single boating trip he hooked about 2,000 pounds of fish,
More Interesting Facts
- Started his writing career in a newspaper office at the age of 17 in Kansas City.
- In high school he boxed, played football, and wrote in the school newspaper.
- The army rejected him because of his poor eyesight.
- He was a reporter for the Toronto Newspaper.
- His first wife was Elizabeth Hadley Richardson.
- He married his last wife on August 19th to Mary Welsch.
- To end his interesting and wonderful life he committed suicide.