![]() ![]() In fact, Pauline had little to do with either son so that she could devote herself only to Ernest. ![]() I can’t stand horrid little children until they are five or six.” Sharing her husband’s resentment against infants, Pauline once admitted to her son: “Gig, I just don’t have much of what’s called a maternal instinct, I guess. Gregory-or Gigi (pronounced ‘Giggy’) as he was called, was cared for by a nurse ( Ada Stern) from the age of two weeks and rarely saw his mother. Because of that, there may have been some resentment against the child who not only threatened her life, but was the wrong sex. Unfortunately, Pauline had hoped to please her husband by giving him a daughter. The couple’s sexual and marital problems began at this time. Now doctors insisted that they have no more children, but because of her Catholic faith, Pauline refused to use birth control, forcing them to practice coitus interruptus. Doctors recommended that she wait three years before having another child, so it wasn’t until Novemthat their son Gregory Hancock was born an even more difficult Caesarian birth. It was a difficult delivery (C-Section) and became the fictional basis for Catherine’s death in A Farewell to Arms. They were married in the City of Light on May 10, 1927.Ī little more than a year later, Pauline gave birth to their first son Patrick. When Hadley released them early from their separation commitment, Pauline returned to Paris, but before they married, she asked that he join the Catholic Church, which he did. So Pauline returned to Arkansas where she edited several of Hemingway’s manuscripts. Hadley conceded, but with the proviso that the couple agrees to a 100-day separation to test their love. From this he had the idea of a ménage à trois with Hadley, but neither woman would agree to that so he asked for a divorce. Though inexperienced, eventually, Pauline was able to work her way into Hemingway’s bed. When they first met, Pauline was 30 years old, yet it’s unlikely that there was ever a man in her life, other than a cousin, to whom she was engaged when she met Ernest. They all became great friends, however, even taking vacations together. Pauline’s sister Jinny had joined her and at first, Hemingway was interested in her, thinking she was better looking than Pauline, but she was a lesbian. In 1925, while in Paris for an assignment from Vogue, she met a promising writer, Ernest Hemingway and his wife, Hadley. After school, she worked for newspapers in Cleveland and later for chic New York magazines, all while under the watchful eyes of her two uncles, Henry and Gus Pfeiffer. Pauline furthered her education as an early graduate of the prestigious University of Missouri School of Journalism. Here the Pfeiffer’s cleared the woods planted several crops and became an even richer landowner. Then, twelve years later, not liking the city scene, they relocated to Piggott, Arkansas. Pfeiffer made a fortune as a commodity broker. Also, there were younger siblings Virginia (Jinny) and Max (who died during the influenza epidemic at age 11). ![]() Her father was the son of a German Lutheran immigrant and her mother the daughter of an Irish Catholic. She was born Pauline Marie Pfeiffer to her parents Paul and Mary (née Downy) Pfeiffer on Jin Parkersburg, Iowa. Among Hemingway’s books that were published during their marriage are: The Killers (1927), A Farewell to Arms (1929), To Have and Have Not (1937), The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1938), and For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940). The public would know her best as the second wife of the great American novelist Ernest Hemingway, having the distinction of being at his side during the most prolific era of his career. Also, an article I recently published about Hemingway, her death and her son follows.Īccording to those that knew her, Pauline Hemingway was intelligent, had a great sense of humor and was a great storyteller. Below is a picture of the new marker which includes her full name and birth and death dates. Please stop by and pay your respects when you are at the cemetery. Thank you to Tyler Cassity and the staff of Hollywood Forever for marking Hemingway. The cemetery reached out to the Hemingway family to let them know that the cemetery was willing to provide a marker at cemetery expense, but they received no response. Evidently the reason that no one could find her location was because her name was misspelled which would place it out of order. Hollywood Forever Cemetery has placed a marker on the unmarked grave of Pauline Pfeiffer Hemingway, the 2nd wife of author Ernest Hemingway. Įrnest Hemingway and his second wife Pauline HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY Sins of the Mother: The Story of Pauline Hemingway.
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