Hemingway

The Life of Ernest Hemingway

By taylorca

  • Birth of Ernest Hemingway

    Born in Oak Park, IL
  • School

    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

    Starting Career

    Hemingway became a Cub Reporter for Kansas City Star newspaper.
  • Red Cross Volunteer

    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

    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

    Toronto, Ontario

    Hemingway became a reporter for Toronto Star
  • First Marriage of Four

    First Marriage of Four

    Ernest Hemingway married Elizabeth Hadley Richardson.
  • First Published Story

    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."

    "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."

  • "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."

    "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."

  • "A man can be destroyed but not defeated"

    "A man can be destroyed but not defeated"

  • Submarine Hunter

    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

    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

    Pulitzer Prize

    Hemingway was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his book, The Old Man and the Sea.
  • Exodus from Cuba

    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

    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.