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Ernest Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 in Illinois. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
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Ernest Hemingway graduated from Oak Park schools. He played football, he boxed, and was a very good writer for the school newspaper.
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Hemingway did not go to college as his family wanted him too, but instead went to work as a reporter for the Kansas City Star.
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Ernest left his job at the Kansas City Star and sailed to Europe in May of 1918. He was used as a Red Cross ambluance driver.
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Hemingway moved to Chicago and took the job of a writer for the Toronto Star Weekly.
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Ernest Hemingway fell in love with Hadley Richardson and the two were married.
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Now living in Paris, Hemingway wrote about political events going on at the time. Besides writing for work, Ernest also wrote about lifestyle and activities he enjoyed. His first son was born in October of this same year.
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Between the years of 1925-1929, Hemingway published many books and became a very famous writer.
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Ernest Hemingway divorced Hadley Richardson and married a fashion reporter named Pauline Pfeiffer. Hemingway and his new wife then moved to Key West, Florida.
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Hemingway wrote his novel Farewell to Arms. This novel was looked upon very good by critics.
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In 1937, Hemingway went to Spain on business. Hemingway had met Martha Gellhorn in 1936 in Florida. The two got married, this being Hemingway's third marriage.
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World War II was in full rage, so Ernest decided to go and report on the war. He got in a car accident and, while in the hospital, met Mary Welsh. They got married later in the year.
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It was in 1952 that Ernest Hemingway wrote one of his most famous books, The Old Man and the Sea. This book was very popular and sold out very quickly.
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Ernest Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in 1954 for Literature.
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Ernest Hemingway shot himself. He suffered from severe depression and paranoia. Courage is grace under pressure.
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