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Birth of Ernest Hemingway
Born in Oak Park, IL -
School
Enters Oak Park and River Forest high school.
He was athletic and participated in boxing, and football.
He also wrote for the school newspaper and yearbook -
Starting Career
Hemingway became a Cub Reporter for Kansas City Star newspaper. -
Red Cross Volunteer
Hemingway was rejected by the army because of his bad eyesight, so instead he volunteered as a driver for the Red Cross Ambulance Corps. -
Battle Wounds
Hemingway was wounded during a battle, while passing out supplies to soilders. A trench mortar exploded and he got shell fragments stuck in his legs. He still rescued a wounded Italian soilder and got a Silver Medal of Military Valor. -
Toronto, Ontario
Hemingway became a reporter for Toronto Star -
First Marriage of Four
Ernest Hemingway married Elizabeth Hadley Richardson. -
First Published Story
Three Stories and Ten Poems was published -
"About morals, I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after."
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"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
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"A man can be destroyed but not defeated"
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Submarine Hunter
Hemingway volunteered for the Navy. He used his fishing boat to hunt for German Submarine by arming them with guns. He was awarded a bronze star, even though he never shot at anything. -
Final Marriage
Hemingway married his final wife, Mary Welsh. -
Tragic Death
Hemingway's mother, Grace, passed away. He never did really like his mom though. -
Pulitzer Prize
Hemingway was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his book, The Old Man and the Sea. -
Exodus from Cuba
During the 1959 revolution in Cuba, Hemingway leaves his home, Finca Vigia, and never returns. His home was turned into a museum later on. -
Death of Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway was suffering from depression, alcoholism, and a variety of physical ailments, so he commited suicide. He was burried in Ketchum, Idaho - where he killed himself.
