Leicester Hemingway
Writer, Author
1915 – 1982
Who was Leicester Hemingway?
Leicester Clarence Hemingway, was an American writer. He was the younger brother of writer Ernest Hemingway, and wrote six books, including a first novel entitled The Sound of the Trumpet, which was based on Leicester's experiences in France and Germany during World War II. In 1961, Leicester published My Brother, Ernest Hemingway, a biography. The work was well-received and brought Leicester both recognition as a writer in his own right and significant financial rewards. With the capital from the work, Hemingway created the micronation of New Atlantis on a barge off the coast of Jamaica, intended to serve as a marine research headquarters. The project was cut short when New Atlantis was destroyed in a 1966 tropical storm.
Leicester Hemingway committed suicide with a gunshot to the head in 1982 after several years of suffering from Type II diabetes, which necessitated numerous operations.
He had two marriages; the first gave him two sons, the second two daughters.
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- Born
- Apr 1, 1915
Oak Park - Also known as
- Leicester C. Hemingway
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- Nationality
- United States of America
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- Died
- Sep 13, 1982
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on July 23, 2013
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