Hadley Richardson
First wife of Ernest Hemingway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elizabeth Hadley Richardson (November 9, 1891 – January 22, 1979) was the first wife of American author Ernest Hemingway. The two married in 1921 after a courtship of less than a year, and moved to Paris within months of being married. In Paris, Hemingway pursued a writing career, and through him Richardson met other expatriate American and British writers.
Hadley Richardson | |
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Born | Elizabeth Hadley Richardson (1891-11-09)November 9, 1891 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | January 22, 1979(1979-01-22) (aged 87) Lakeland, Florida, U.S. |
Resting place | Chocorua Cemetery, Tamworth, New Hampshire |
Nationality | American |
Education | Bryn Mawr |
Occupation | Pianist |
Spouses | |
Children | Jack Hemingway |
In 1926, Richardson learned of Hemingway's affair with Pauline Pfeiffer. Pfeiffer had been Richardson's best friend and had lived and traveled with the Hemingways. Richardson divorced Hemingway in 1927. In 1933, Richardson married a second time, to journalist Paul Mowrer, whom she met in Paris.