The Avatar (1929-1944)

Ken Burns and Lynn Novick explore the life and work of the legendary writer and his enduring influence on literature and culture.

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The Avatar (1929-1944)

Season 1 Episode 2 | 106m 56s | CC

Hemingway, having achieved a level of fame rarely seen in the literary world, settles in Key West with Pauline Pfeiffer but can’t stay put for long. He reports on the Spanish Civil War and begins a tempestuous romance with Martha Gellhorn.

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Hemingway moves to Paris and finds success with his second novel, A Farewell to Arms.

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The Blank Page (1944-1961)

Hemingway writes The Old Man and the Sea but is overcome by mental illness.

Corporate funding for HEMINGWAY was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by the Annenberg Foundation, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, and by ‘The Better Angels Society,’ and its members John & Leslie McQuown, the Elizabeth Ruth Wallace Living Trust, John & Catherine Debs, The Fullerton Family Charitable Trust, the Kissick Family Foundation, Gail M. Elden, Gilchrist & Amy Berg, Robert & Beverly Grappone, Mauree Jane & Mark Perry; and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS.

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