Ernest Hemingway
7/21/1899 - 7/2/1961
Cancer
Last Words
"Not Recorded"
Death & Legacy
Ernest Hemingway, whose writings won him a place among the greatest of American authors and whose lifestyle won him a worldwide following, died today in Ketchum, Idaho, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 61 years old. Mr. Hemingway's death was "accidental," his wife said.
Details
- Cause of Death
- Suicide
- Age at Death
- 61 years
- Funeral Location
- Ketchum, Idaho, United States
- Final Resting Place
- Ketchum Cemetery, Ketchum, Idaho, United States