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Birth
Hemingway was born as Ernest Miller Hemingway in Oak Park, Illinois. (Kramer 180) -
Began reporting for Kansas City Star
Ernest Heming started being a reporter for the Kansas City Star when he was 18. He stopped working there less than a year later on April 30, 1918. (Paul) -
Volunteered for Red Cross in WWI
When Hemingway was 18, he drove an ambulance for the Red Cross in World War I. However, about 6 weeks into it, he was severly injured from a mortar shell and had to spend a large amount of time in the hospital. (The Hemingway Resource Center) -
Toronto Star Weekly
Lost Generation
After Hemingway was mostly healed from his injuries, he decided to move to Chicago. There, he started writing for the Toronto Star Weekly. (The Hemingway Resource Center) -
Married Hadley Richardson
When Hemingway was 22, he married his first wife, Hadley. Three months later, they moved to Paris. (Sandison 52) -
First published work
Two years after moving to Paris, Hemingway published his first work: Three Stories and Ten Poems. (Kramer 180) -
In Our Time
He published a story that described some of his background when he lived as a youth in Michigan called In Our Time. (Kramer 180) -
The Sun Also Rises
In 1926, Hemingway published The Run Also Rises. It turned out to be one of his most famous works. (Kramer 180) -
Divorce and Remarriage
The Lost Generation
Hemingway and Hadley weren't getting along, and in 1927 they divorced. Soon after, Hemingway got remarried to Pauline Pfeiffer and moved to Key West, Florida with her a year later. (The Hemingway Resource Center) -
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms was a novel published by Ernest Hemingway in 1929 depicting a portion of WWI. It is often considered one of the best novels to be published at that time. (The Hemingway Resource Center) -
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Some of best works of Ernest Hemingway was published in the 1930's
He published two collections of short stories during this time period. (Kramer 180) -
African Safari
Using a loan from Pauline's Uncle Gus, Hemingway and his wife went on a safari in Africa. That trip was the inspiration for his nonfiction publication, Green Hills of Africa that came out in 1935. (Kramer 180) (The Hemingway Resource Center) -
For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Lost Generation
A famous novel that Hemingway published in 1940 was called For Whom the Bell Tolls. Because he was in Spain at the time, he decided to write the novel in a Spanish war setting. Besides selling over 500,000 copies in only 6 months, the Pulitzer Prize committee declared it the novel of the year. (The Hemingway Resource Center) (Kramer 180) -
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International Celebrity
During the 1940's, Ernest Hemingway was a very famous author and renowned throughout the US. He was said to be "famous for colorful lifestyle and extreme concern with presenting a tough, masculine image." (Kramer 180) -
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Bad quality of Life
The Lost Generation
The 1950's was the period of time in Hemingway's life where he began to decline. He was sick often, including several mental issues. He also drank a considerable amount which contributed to his shortened his life. (The Hemingway Resource Center) -
The Old Man and the Sea
The Lost Generation
One of Ernest Hemingway's most famous novels was called The Old Man and the Sea. It sold over 5 million copies and in a short period of time. (The Hemingway Resource Center) -
Nobel Prize for Literature
JFK Library
Even with his wanning health, Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for Literature in October of 1954. (John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum) -
Death
Much to his wife's horror and America's shock, Enrest Hemingway tragically comitted suicide in the early morning of July 2, 1961 with a shotgun. (Kramer 180)
