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.
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Elizabeth Hadley Richardson (later: Mowrer) (1891-1979) was Ernest Hemingway's first wife and the mother of their son, John (Bumby; later: Jack).
Fashion journalist Pauline Marie Pfeiffer (1895-1951) was Hemingway's second wife. Ernest and Pauline had two children, Patrick and Gregory (later: Gloria).
Ernest Hemingway met his third wife, writer and war correspondent Martha Gellhorn (1908-1998), in 1936. They married in 1940 and divorced in 1945.
War correspondent Mary Welsh (1908-1986) married Ernest Hemingway in 1946. As his widow, she was the initial custodian of his literary legacy.
Hemingway's time in Kansas City, Missouri, and the works written there, set there, or inspired by his Kansas City experiences.
Ernest Hemingway lived in Toronto, Canada, twice: a few months in the winter of 1920; a few more in 1923-1924. Ongoing work for The Toronto Star provided the young writer with needed support.
Hemingway's childhood: people, places, and experiences, and the works they inspired.
Piggott, Arkansas, was hometown to Hemingway's second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer. The Pfeiffer family had a tremendous impact on Hemingway's life and writing.
Ernest Hemingway’s twenty-two year relationship with Idaho began in 1939, deepened over many long autumn stays in the Wood River Valley, and culminated with him making his final home in Ketchum in 1959. He died by suicide there in 1961 and is buried alongside family and close friends in the Ketchum cemetery. Idaho subtly influenced several of Hemingway's later works, most notably For Whom the Bell Tolls.
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Hemingway's published works, listed alphabetically.
Hemingway's published works, including posthumous works, organized by genre.
Learn more about the JFK Library's permanent Hemingway exhibit, Hemingway: A Life Inspired, as well as past and upcoming Hemingway exhibits.
Hemingway's writing, organized by title, by genre, or as webs of related stories centering on a character, event, or concept.
From Oak Park to Idaho, the places Hemingway called or thought of as home.
A snapshot view of Hemingway's wives (and one fiancée).
The JFK Library and Museum's permanent Hemingway exhibit (opened 2018).
Exploring Hemingway at the JFK: Hemingway's life, works, and legacy.
Hemingway's family of origin: his parents and siblings.
Ernest Hemingway was the second of six children born to Dr. Clarence (Ed) and Grace Hall Hemingway: Marcelline, Ernest, Ursula, Madelaine, Carol, and Leicester.
Hemingway's life, presented by decade, punctuated by an evolving list of major events.
Hemingway's family: his family of origin, his wives, and his children.
An evolving chronological list of important places in Hemingway's life and works.