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Agnes von Kurowsky

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Hemingway’s first love was Red Cross nurse Agnes von Kurowsky (1892-1984), whom he met while being treated for war wounds in Milan, 1918.

Agnes von Kurowsky in her nursing uniform, Red Cross Hospital, Milan, during World War I

Hadley Richardson Hemingway (Mowrer)

Character Inspiration Family Romantic Spouse

Elizabeth Hadley Richardson (later: Mowrer) (1891-1979) was Ernest Hemingway's first wife and the mother of their son, John (Bumby; later: Jack).

Hadley Richardson Hemingway sitting on a stone wall by the water. ***UPDATE

Hemingway's Children

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Hemingway's children: John ("Bumby"/"Jack") Hadley Nicanor Hemingway, Patrick ("Mouse") Miller Hemingway, Gregory/Gloria (Gigi) Hancock Hemingway.

Patrick, John, Ernest, and Gregory Hemingway at Club Cazadores, Cuba, c. 1945.  John Hemingway wears his WW2 service uniform.

Hemingway's Family of Origin

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Hemingway's family of origin: his parents and siblings.

The Hemingway family by their Kenilworth Avenue home, Oak Park, IL.  Shortly before Ernest's departure for WWI.

Hemingway's Siblings

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Ernest Hemingway was the second of six children born to Dr. Clarence (Ed) and Grace Hall Hemingway: Marcelline, Ernest, Ursula, Madelaine, Carol, and Leicester.

The Hemingway siblings lined up in order of age in front of the family's cottage, Windemere, on Walloon Lake, Michigan, 1916.  Their mother, Grace Hall Hemingway, helps steady the baby, Leicester, standing in front of his older siblings.

Martha Gellhorn (Hemingway)

Character Inspiration Family Romantic Spouse

Ernest Hemingway met his third wife, writer and war correspondent Martha Gellhorn (1908-1998), in 1936. They married in 1940 and divorced in 1945.

Martha Gelhorn Hemingway at the Finca Vigía, Cuba.

Mary Welsh Hemingway

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War correspondent Mary Welsh (1908-1986) married Ernest Hemingway in 1946. As his widow, she was the initial custodian of his literary legacy.

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Pauline Pfeiffer Hemingway

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Fashion journalist Pauline Marie Pfeiffer (1895-1951) was Hemingway's second wife. Ernest and Pauline had two children, Patrick and Gregory (later: Gloria).

Pauline Pfeiffer Hemingway in the park at Cojímar, Cuba.  Photo by Ernest Hemingway.

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