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How Hemingway's Childhood Sparked a Love of Nature, Writing

Often fishing and hunting with his father as a young boy, Ernest Hemingway fostered a love for the great outdoors and hoped to become a naturalist like his hero Theodore Roosevelt. As a teenager, he was a passionate reader and took up writing at his school's literary magazine. His mother encouraged him to practice his art, helping form the strict writers' discipline he maintained into adulthood.
Clip Season 1 Episode 1 Length 03:55 Premiere: 04/05/21

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The Blank Page (1944-1961)
S1 E3 Length 1:44:41 Premiere Date 04/07/21

The Avatar (1929-1944)
S1 E2 Length 1:46:56 Premiere Date 04/06/21

A Writer (1899-1929)
S1 E1 Length 1:55:56 Premiere Date 04/05/21

How Hemingway's Childhood Sparked a Love of Nature, Writing
Clip Length 03:55 Premiere Date 04/05/21

Hemingway's WWI Service
Clip Length 03:25 Premiere Date 04/05/21

When Hemingway 'Lost Everything'
Clip Length 02:07 Premiere Date 04/05/21

Writer Edna O'Brien on Hemingway's View of Women
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The Inspiration Behind 'The Sun Also Rises'
Clip Length 02:14 Premiere Date 04/05/21

Hemingway - A Look Ahead
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 04/05/21

Hemingway - The Myth
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Behind the Scenes | Exploring Hemingway
Clip Length 02:00 Premiere Date 04/05/21

Official Trailer
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Trailer #2: A Portrait
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Behind the Scenes | Making Hemingway
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A Writer (1899-1929) - S1 E1

Premiered On: 04/05/2021

Ernest Hemingway volunteers for the Red Cross during World War I. He marries Hadley Richardson and moves to Paris, publishes The Sun Also Rises and finds critical and commercial success with his second novel, A Farewell to Arms.

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