A. E. Hotchner
American writer
Aaron Edward Hotchner (June 28, 1917 – February 15, 2020)[note 1] was an American editor, novelist, playwright, philanthropist and biographer.[6]
A. E. Hotchner | |
|---|---|
| Born | Aaron Edward Hotchner June 28, 1917 |
| Died | February 15, 2020 (aged 102) Westport, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Washington University (A.B.), (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse(s) | Geraldine Mavor (1949-1969; her death)[1] Ursula Robbins (1970-1995; divorced)[2] Virginia Kiser (m. 2003)[3][4] |
Hotchner was an editor, biographer, novelist and playwright. In 1948, he met Ernest Hemingway, and the two were close friends until Hemingway's death in 1961. Hotchner is best known for Papa Hemingway, his 1966 biography of Hemingway, whose work he had also adapted for plays and television.
Hotchner's play Sweet Prince was produced Off-Broadway in 1982, at the Theater Off-Park, starring Keir Dullea and Ian Abercrombie.[7]
Hotchner died on February 15, 2020 in Westport, Connecticut at the age of 102.[8]
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- ↑ "Author's Wife Dies at 51 in New York", The Calgary Herald, January 9, 1969.[1] Accessed 2015-07-14
- ↑ Rosenberg, Joyce M. - "A.E. Hotchner: From Hemingway to Newman's Own Salad Dressing", Associated Press, March 17, 1988.[2] Accessed 2015-07-14
- ↑ Buckley, Cara - "And the Parrot Said, 'Bonjour'", The New York Times, May 28, 2010.[3] Accessed 2015-07-14
- ↑ Encyclopedia.com - Contemporary Authors, A.E. Hotchner.[4] Accessed 2015-07-14
- ↑ Barron, James (August 26, 2018), "He's 101, Unless He's Only 98. And He Just Wrote Another Novel.", The New York Times, retrieved August 26, 2018
- ↑ "A.E. Hotchner" Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine HarperCollins website. Accessed February 21, 2013.
- ↑ Rich, Frank - "Hotchner's 'Sweet Prince'", New York Times, September 25, 1982.[5] Accessed 2015-07-14
- ↑ A. E. Hotchner, Writer and Friend of the Famous, Dies at 102
Other websites change
- A.E. Hotchner on IMDb
- "2015 interview on Hemingway in Love: The Unwritable Rant" Archived November 16, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- Washington University in St. Louis Magazine Archived 2017-12-04 at the Wayback Machine biography
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060901172727/http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/exhibits/perform/1920-1940.html Short bio at Washington University
- Bio at St. Louis Walk of Fame Archived December 10, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- Short Bio from Bookbrowse
- King of the Hill movie review by Richard Harrington, Washington Post, September 10, 1993
- 'Hemingway, Hounded by the Feds' op-ed by A. E. Hotchner, New York Times, July 1, 2011
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