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Ernest Hemingway was born
He was born in Oak Park Illinois -
Ernest becomes a WW1 Ambulance Driver
He leaves the newspaper business to join the army. Quote: A man can be destroyed but not defeated. -
The Relationship ends with Agnes Von Kurowsky
Ernest is heartbroken and the tragedy inspires his new novel, A farewell to Arms -
Ernest Marries Elizabeth Hadley Richardson
He has his first marriage which truns out to be the first of four -
Hemingway Publishes his first Book
Hemingway's first book, Three Stories and Ten Poems, is published. -
Divorce and Remarriage
Ernest Hemingway divorces Elizabeth Hadley on 4 April. One month later he marries Pauline Pfeiffer, a fashion writer. -
Hemingway Publishes his next Book
A Farewell to Arms is published. The novel's success makes Hemingway financially independent. -
Birth of Gregory Hemingway
Hemingways last child is born on November 12th -
Another Divorce
Hemingway divorces Pauline on 4 November. -
A Faimily Member passes away
Hemingway's mother Grace dies. -
Old Man in The Sea
The novel The Old Man and the Sea is published in Life magazine. The story of Santiago the fisherman brings Hemingway commercial and critical success. Quote: A man's got to take a lot of punishment to write a really funny book. -
The Nobel Prize
Ernest Hemingway is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the fifth American author to receive the award -
Suicide
Suffering from depression, alcoholism, and numerous physical ailments, Ernest Hemingway commits suicide with a shotgun at his home in Ketchum, Idaho Quote: An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.
