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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.

Read full obituary from The New York Times

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