• A New Chapter in Key West: Hemingway and Pauline, 1927

    A New Chapter in Key West: Hemingway and Pauline, 1927

    Newly remarried and ready to write, Hemingway traded Paris cafés for Key West sun. The island would shape his next decade — and some of his most enduring work.

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  • The Real People Behind The Sun Also Rises

    The Real People Behind The Sun Also Rises

    Before they were characters, they were friends, rivals, and lovers in the Paris of the Lost Generation. Meet the real expats who inspired Hemingway's first great novel.

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  • Where Hemingway Found His Rhythm: Life in Cuba

    Where Hemingway Found His Rhythm: Life in Cuba

    At Finca Vigía, mornings belonged to the page and afternoons to the Gulf Stream. Cuba gave Hemingway the routine, the quiet, and the sea that fueled his late masterpieces.

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  • The Prize That Sealed the Legend: Hemingway’s Pulitzer, 1953

    The Prize That Sealed the Legend: Hemingway’s Pulitzer, 1953

    The Old Man and the Sea did what decades of bigger novels couldn't — it brought him the Pulitzer. A look at the slim book that secured his place in American letters.

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  • Lifetime Timeline

    This updated timeline traces Ernest Hemingway’s life from birth to legacy, highlighting pivotal moments in his personal, literary, and historical journey.

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  • A Moveable Feast

    A Moveable Feast

    Hemingway's love letter to 1920s Paris, written in his final years and published after his death. A young writer, a city in bloom, and the friendships that made him.

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  • Hemingway Watches

    Hemingway Watches

    Timepieces inspired by a life lived on the move — from safari to sea, café to fishing boat. Built for the wardrobe of a modern Hemingway.

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Black and white photo of a smiling Ernest Hemingway soldier in uniform using crutches, with a garden and other people in the background.

T H E E A R L Y Y E A R S

The Man

Ernest Miller Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899. His father Clarence, a physician, and his mother Grace, a former opera performer, lived in the upscale Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois. Built for Ernest’s maternal grandfather and namesake, his childhood home stands today as a museum and visitors center cared for by the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park.

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Cityscape of Paris, France featuring the Eiffel Tower in the background and classic Parisian buildings along the Seine River.
Front cover of a book titled 'The Sun Also Rises' by Ernest Hemingway, featuring an illustration of a woman sitting in a boat, with a tree in the background.
A worn paperback book titled 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' by Ernest Hemingway, featuring a mountain landscape on the cover.

T H E W R I T E R . T H E L E G E N D .

The WORK

A literary titan who reshaped modern storytelling with his raw, unflinching prose. His masterpieces - The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls - captured the brutality of war, the ache of lost love, and the restless soul of the wandering man.

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Group of six people at an awards ceremony, holding a framed certificate, with a poster behind them that says "Harold Washington Literary Award" and features a cartoon character reading a book.
A group of Ernest Hemingway's family in formal attire seated around a banquet table at a large celebration or gala, with many guests in the background in a decorated event hall.

S C H O L A R S H I P S & O U R W O R K I N T H E C O M M U N I T Y

The legacy

Ernest Miller Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899. His father Clarence, a physician, and his mother Grace, a former opera performer, lived in the upscale Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois. Built for Ernest’s maternal grandfather and namesake, his childhood home stands today as a museum and visitors center cared for by the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park.

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A close-up image of a Cuervo y Sobrinos Hemingway Watch with a white dial, black numerals, and a brown leather strap.
Interior of cozy Ernest Hemingway bar with wooden paneling, leather seating, a bar counter with glasses, framed photographs on the walls, and a nautical decor theme.

B R I N G T H E L E G E N D T O L I F E

The lifestyle

Today, Ernest Hemingway is more than a literary figure-he is a brand, a symbol of rugged masculinity, adventure, and artistic brilliance. His name graces everything from whiskey and luxury resorts to high-end apparel and themed bars, evoking an aura of fearless exploration and old-school sophistication.

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Angela Hemingway President, Founder and Director of Ernest Hemingway Estate
Brendan Hemingway Executive Vice President, Director of Ernest Hemingway Estate
Patrick Hemingway Adams Executive Vice President of Ernest Hemingway Estate

O U R B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S

The Hemingways

Ernest Miller Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899. His father Clarence, a physician, and his mother Grace, a former opera performer, lived in the upscale Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois. Built for Ernest’s maternal grandfather and namesake, his childhood home stands today as a museum and visitors center cared for by the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park.

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