Leicester Hemingway | |
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.jpg) Leicester Hemingway as a child,c. 1917 | |
| Born | (1915-04-01)April 1, 1915 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | September 13, 1982(1982-09-13) (aged 67) Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.[1] |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouses | Patricia Shedd, Doris Mae Dunning |
| Children | 4, includingHilary |
| Relatives | Grace Hall Hemingway(mother) Ursula Hemingway(sister) Ernest Hemingway(brother) |
Leicester Clarence Hemingway (April 1, 1915 – September 13, 1982) was an American writer. He was the younger brother of writerErnest Hemingway and wrote six books, including a first novel entitledThe Sound of the Trumpet (1953), based on Leicester's experiences in France and Germany duringWorld War II.
In 1961, Leicester publishedMy Brother, Ernest Hemingway,[2] 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 themicronation ofNew Atlantis on a raft off the coast of Jamaica,[3] intended to serve as a marine research headquarters. The project was cut short when New Atlantis was destroyed in a 1966tropical storm.[4][5]
Hemingway was born inOak Park,Illinois to Clarence Edmonds Hemingway, a physician, andGrace Hall Hemingway, a musician. He was the youngest of six siblings, the others being Marcelline (1898–1963),Ernest (1899–1961), Ursula (1902–1966), Madelaine (1904–1995), and Carol (1911–2002).
Hemingway married twice. With his first wife, Patricia "Patti" Shedd, he had two sons, Jacob Edmonds and Peter. With his second wife, Doris Mae Dunning, he had two daughters, Anne and authorHilary Hemingway.[6]
In 1982, Hemingway killed himself with a gunshot to the head[7][1] after having suffered several years fromType 2 diabetes, which required several operations.
Hemingway founded his micronation of New Atlantis on an 8 foot by 30 foot (2.5 m x 9 m)raft he had towed 12nautical miles (22 km) out from Jamaica, in July 1964.[8] He utilized the 1856Guano Islands Act to claim half of the raft as a new nation and half for the United States.[9] Hemingway also "wrote" a constitution, which was a copy of theU.S. Constitution with the words "New Atlantis" substituted for "United States".[8] New Atlantis' purpose was to generate money foroceanographic research by selling coins and stamps.[8] In 1966, the micronation was ravaged by a storm and then ransacked by fishermen.[3][5][8]
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