Ernest Hemingway's loyal second son, Patrick, passes away at 97 years old.
Ernest Hemingway's Last Surviving Son Passes Away
Patrick Hemingway, the last surviving child of the renowned author Ernest Hemingway, has passed away at the age of 97 in his home in Bozeman, Montana.
Patrick, who was born to Hemingway and his second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer, was known for completing a book his father had started. He also published a volume of letters with his father, adding to the legacy of one of the most influential writers of the 20th century.
Ernest Hemingway, who won the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature and the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, was renowned for novels and short stories drawn from his life as a World War I ambulance driver, a journalist in the Spanish Civil War, and a man obsessed with bullfighting, deep-sea fishing, and women who were as challenging as he was.
Pauline Pfeiffer was a wealthy Roman Catholic American journalist who became Vogue's correspondent in Paris. She and Ernest Hemingway married in 1927 after a whirlwind romance, and together they had three children: Jack, Gloria, and Patrick.
Jack Hemingway, the first son, was an avid fly fisherman who fished in Europe between battles in World War II. He later became Idaho's fish and game commissioner in the 1970s. Tragically, Jack passed away in 2000.
Gloria Hemingway, affectionately known within the family as Mouse, was born to Ernest Hemingway's second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer. She wrote a memoir titled "Papa" in 1976, and later underwent transition surgery. Gloria struggled with alcohol abuse and passed away in 2001.
Patrick Hemingway, the second son, followed in his father's footsteps by becoming a writer. He continued to contribute to the family legacy, even after his father's death in 1961.
Ernest Hemingway's second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer, converted to Catholicism before their marriage. The family's life was not without its challenges, as Gloria and Ernest had a strained relationship due to Gloria's struggles with mental health and substance abuse.
Despite these challenges, the Hemingway family continues to be a significant part of literary history. Patrick's passing marks the end of an era, as he was the last living link to one of the most celebrated authors of all time.
