Ernest Hemingway

A life in dates

1. 21 July 1899: Born – Oak Park, Illinois, United States
2. 1921: Moves to Paris – Paris, France, Settles in Paris with his first wife, Hadley, while working as a correspondent.
3. 1926: The Sun Also Rises – Novel
4. 1929: A Farewell to Arms – Novel
5. 1931: Establishes a Key West home – Key West, Florida, United States, Makes Key West his principal home with Pauline Pfeiffer.
6. 1940: For Whom the Bell Tolls – Novel
7. 1952: The Old Man and the Sea – Novella
8. 1953: The Old Man and the Sea – Winner, The Pulitzer Prize (Fiction)
9. 1954: Winner, Nobel Prize in Literature – Winner, Nobel Prize in Literature
10. 2 July 1961: Died – Ketchum, Idaho, United States, Aged 61.