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Hemingway's Children

Dr. Hilary Justice (JFK Library).

Updated 11/2023.

 

Patrick, John, Ernest, and Gregory Hemingway at Club Cazadores, Cuba, c. 1945. John Hemingway wears his WW2 service uniform.
Ernest Hemingway with his children at Club Cazadores in Cuba, c. 1945. From left to Right: Patrick, Jack, and Gregory. Ernest Hemingway Photographs Collection 021 009 05687.

John (Bumby/Later: Jack) Hadley Nicanor Hemingway

Jack Hemingway (October 10, 1923-December 1, 2000), conservationist, was the only child of Ernest and Hadley Hemingway. He was named after his mother and Nicanor Villalta, one of the Hemingways' favorite matadors).  His godmothers were Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas.

EH6886P Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, and Jack "Bumby" Hemingway in Paris
Alice B. Toklas, Gertrude Stein, and Jack (Bumby) Hemingway in Paris. Summer 1924. Ernest Hemingway Photographs Collection 6886P.

Patrick (Mouse) Miller Hemingway

Patrick Hemingway (June 28, 1928-), conservationist, is the elder child of Ernest and Pauline Hemingway.  He shares his father's middle name, a family name on Ernest Hemingway's mother's side.

EH08499P Patrick “Mouse” Hemingway painting a kitten on the porch at Finca Vigia, San Francisco de Paula, Cuba
Patrick (Mouse) Hemingway painting at the Finca Vigia, San Francisco de Paula, Cuba. Ernest Hemingway later displayed this painting at the Finca alongside other, quite famous artworks. Ernest Hemingway Photographs Collection 08499P.

Gregory (Gigi/Later: Gloria) Hancock Hemingway

Gregory (Later: Gloria) Hemingway (November 12, 1931-October 1, 2001), physician, was the younger child of Ernest and Pauline Hemingway. "Hancock" is another family name on Ernest Hemingway's mother's side.

A black and white photograph of Hemingway's teen-aged children Gregory and Patrick aboard Hemingway's boat. Gregory, seated in the foreground, wears a billed cap and is drinking from a clear glass bottle. Patrick, in the background, wears white shorts and is concentrating on something small he holds in his hand. The United States flag flies as ensign off the stern of the boat.
Gigi Hemingway (seated in foreground), age 13, and Patrick Hemingway aboard the Pilar, with Patrick Hemingway.  Cayo de Medano de Casiguas, Cuba, July 1945. Ernest Hemingway Photographs Collection 021 003 03904.