Dad Hemingway

Author: Hemingway
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Publish Date: 1999-03-01
Features: On July 2, 1961, a man who was called by many critics the greatest writer of the century, a man whose interest in life and adventure was as great as his genius, a Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize winner, a lucky soldier; he had a home in the Sotula Mountains of Idaho for hunting in winter; he had an apartment in New York City; he had a specially equipped yacht for fishing in the Gulf of Mexico; he had suites at the Ritz Hotel in Paris and the Gritti Palace Hotel in Venice for his use; he had a solid marriage, no serious illness, and friends all over the world—this man who was envied by everyone, yet on that day in July, he raised a shotgun to his head and committed suicide. How did this happen? Why? After Hemingway became famous, his personality became eccentric, sometimes rough; several friends whom he considered "unworthy" had "written him off," yet he always cherished his friendship with Hemingway. Hemingway treated Hemingway with great respect; he was one of the few people qualified to call him "Dad." After becoming a freelance writer in 1950, he had more contact with the film, television, and publishing circles in New York and became Hemingway's "business agent" for the writer living in Cuba. After Hemingway became famous, his personality became eccentric, sometimes rough; several friends whom he considered "unworthy" had "written him off," yet he always cherished his friendship with Hemingway. Hemingway treated Hemingway with great respect; he was one of the few people qualified to call him "Dad." After becoming a freelance writer in 1950, he had more contact with the film, television, and publishing circles in New York and became Hemingway's "business agent" for the writer living in Cuba.