Ernest Hemingway
At 8:00 am on July 21, 1899 in an old house in Oak Park, Illinois, a literary legend was
born. Ernest Hemingway spent his childhood days outside, fishing or canoeing. Growing up with
four sisters influenced his actions and attitude toward women throughout his life, causing him to
treat all of his wives playfully and competitively as though they were his sisters. Clarence "Ed"
Edmonds Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway's father, was a medical practitioner in Oak Park.
Hemingway's mother, Grace Hall, was a great musician and music teacher. While his father
wanted him to…
