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Hemingway family portrait. From left to right: Ursula, Clarence, Ernest, Grace, and Marcelline Hemingway. October 1903.

HEMINGWAY

This three-part, six-hour documentary film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, examines the visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest and most influential writers America has ever produced.

Hemingway family portrait. From left to right: Ursula, Clarence, Ernest, Grace, and Marcelline Hemingway. October 1903.
Hemingway family portrait. From left to right: Ursula, Clarence, Ernest, Grace, and Marcelline Hemingway. October 1903.   (Courtesy of Ernest Hemingway Collection. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston)
Ernest Hemingway in uniform circa 1918.
Ernest Hemingway in uniform circa 1918.  (Courtesy of Ernest Hemingway Photograph Collection. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston)
Ernest Hemingway recovering from injuries at the American Red Cross Hospital in Milan, Italy, 1918.
Ernest Hemingway recovering from injuries at the American Red Cross Hospital in Milan, Italy, 1918.  (Courtesy of Ernest Hemingway Collection. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston)
Ernest Hemingway and first wife, Hadley Richardson, in Chamby, Switzerland, 1922.
Ernest Hemingway and first wife, Hadley Richardson, in Chamby, Switzerland, 1922.  (Courtesy of Ernest Hemingway Collection. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston)
1923 passport photo of Ernest Hemingway.
1923 passport photo of Ernest Hemingway.  (Courtesy of Ernest Hemingway Photograph Collection. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston)
Ernest Hemingway and with his second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer. Photo taken on their wedding day. Paris, France, May 10, 1927.
Ernest Hemingway and with his second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer. Photo taken on their wedding day. Paris, France, May 10, 1927.  (Courtesy of Ernest Hemingway Collection. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston)
Ernest Hemingway's second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer, cutting his hair.
Ernest Hemingway's second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer, cutting his hair.   (Courtesy of Ernest Hemingway Collection. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston)
Ernest Hemingway on the fishing boat Anita circa 1929.
Ernest Hemingway on the fishing boat Anita circa 1929.  (Courtesy of Ernest Hemingway Photograph Collection. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston)
Ernest Hemingway and his three sons (L-R: Patrick, Jack, and Gregory) on the Bimini docks. July 20, 1935.
Ernest Hemingway and his three sons (L-R: Patrick, Jack, and Gregory) on the Bimini docks. July 20, 1935.  (Courtesy of Ernest Hemingway Photograph Collection. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston)
Ernest Hemingway and his third wife, Martha Gellhorn, on board the SS Matsonia arriving in Hawaii during their trip to China, 1941.
Ernest Hemingway and his third wife, Martha Gellhorn, on board the SS Matsonia arriving in Hawaii during their trip to China, 1941.  (Courtesy of Ernest Hemingway Collection. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston)
Ernest Hemingway with his three sons, Jack, Patrick, and Gregory at his Key West home.
Ernest Hemingway with his three sons, Jack, Patrick, and Gregory at his Key West home.  (Courtesy of Patrick Hemingway Papers, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library)
Ernest Hemingway with his fourth wife, Mary Welsh.
Ernest Hemingway with his fourth wife, Mary Welsh.  (Courtesy of A.E. Hotchner)
Ernest Hemingway at his home Cuba, late 1940s.
Ernest Hemingway at his home Cuba, late 1940s.  (Courtesy of Ernest Hemingway Photograph Collection. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston)
Ernest Hemingway at his home in Cuba, circa 1950s.
Ernest Hemingway at his home in Cuba, circa 1950s.  (Courtesy of A.E. Hotchner)
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