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Elizabeth Hadley Richardson (November 9, 1891 – January 22, 1979) was the first wife of American author Ernest Hemingway. The two married in 1921 after a courtship of less than a year, and moved to Paris within months of being married. In Paris, Hemingway pursued a writing career, and through him Richardson met other expatriate American and ...
Her older sister, Dorothea, died in an apartment fire. Hadley herself suffered a nervous breakdown and had suicidal thoughts while attending Bryn Mawr. She left college and returned home,...
Jul 1, 2011 · A marriage unraveled. One afternoon in the late winter of 1961, while Hadley Richardson was vacationing at a ranch in Arizona with her second husband, she got a call from her first husband, Ernest ...
By Amy Hertz. Jul 2, 2011, 06:30 AM EDT. One afternoon in the late winter of 1961, while Hadley Richardson was vacationing at a ranch in Arizona with her second husband, she got a call from her first husband, Ernest Hemingway.
Updated 11/2023. Ernest Hemingway immortalized his first wife, Hadley Richardson Hemingway (1891-1979), in one of his most popular works, the posthumously published A Moveable Feast. A Moveable Feast recounts the story of the young couple in 1920s Paris, where they spent most of their marriage.
Mar 1, 2011 · By Paula McLain. Hardcover, 336 pages. Ballantine Books. List Price: $25. Read An Excerpt. Richardson was 28 when a friend introduced her to Hemingway. She was a gifted musician but had spent...
Hadley and Ernest nurtured each other and were both deeply transformed by their experiences in Europe. During their marriage they met some of the most dynamic people of their time, and they shared adventures in France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Spain, hiking, skiing, fishing and traveling. They attended bullfights, bet on horses, watched ...
