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Jun 14, 2022

Author James Joyce Honored in Dublin

June 14, 1962 - James Joyce (pictured in 1928), one of Ireland’s most famous writers but one who was long condemned and neglected in his...

Apr 20, 2022

William Faulkner Visits West Point

Apr. 20, 1962 - William Faulkner ended a two-day visit to West Point today. He said he had been “pleasantly astounded” by the literary...

Mar 8, 2022

Hemingway Left Four Novels, Dozens of Unpublished Stories

Mar. 8, 1962 - Unpublished novels by Ernest Hemingway (second from left) — possibly four of them — and dozens of stories and sketches...

Jan 28, 2022

Books: Barbara Tuchman's "The Guns of August"

Jan. 28, 1962 - Available in bookstores today is “The Guns of August,” a volume of history by Barbara W. Tuchman centered on the first...

Dec 26, 2021

Movies: "Tender Is the Night" to Open Jan. 19

Dec. 26, 1961 - The film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “Tender is the Night,” with Jennifer Jones and Jason Robards Jr., will...

Nov 2, 2021

Humorist James Thurber is Dead

Nov. 2, 1961 - James Thurber, the writer and humorist, died of pneumonia today at New York Doctors Hospital, where he had undergone...

Sep 13, 2021

Books: "Franny and Zooey," by J.D. Salinger

Sept. 13, 1961 - Hitting bookstores today is "Franny and Zooey" by J.D. Salinger. The book comprises his short story "Franny" and novella...

Aug 30, 2021

Hemingway's Widow Calls Unpublished Manuscripts "Truly Great"

Aug. 30, 1961 - Ernest Hemingway's widow shipped several boxes of manuscripts to New York today, but said no decision had been made on...

Aug 24, 2021

Hemingway Leaves Entire Estate to Widow

Aug. 24, 1961 - The will of Ernest Hemingway, written in his own hand in stilted legal language, was filed for probate today in New York...

Aug 16, 2021

Dallas Police Ban Henry Miller Novel "Tropic of Cancer"

Aug. 16, 1961 - The Dallas police ordered bookstores in that city today to quit selling the controversial book "Tropic of Cancer" by...

Aug 5, 2021

Hemingway Friend Gored in Spanish Bull Ring, Condition Grave

Aug. 5, 1961 - Antonio Ordóñez, the Spanish matador, a close friend of the late Ernest Hemingway, was seriously gored in a Malaga...

Aug 5, 2021

Columbia Student and his Computer Conclude "Iliad" Composed by One Man

Aug. 5, 1961 - A graduate student at Columbia University has enlisted the aid of a modern electronic computer to solve a problem of...

Aug 1, 2021

Hemingway Death Certificate Doesn't Specify Whether a Suicide or Not

Aug. 1, 1961 - The death certificate concerning Ernest Hemingway (pictured in 1935) was filed in Ketchum, Idaho today. It said the author...

Jul 27, 2021

Hemingway Left Many Unpublished Works

July 27, 1961 - Ernest Hemingway's widow said her husband's unpublished works included some poetry and at least two novels including a...

Jul 22, 2021

Cuba to Erect Monument to Hemingway

July 22, 1961 - Cuba is going to erect a monument to Ernest Hemingway (pictured meeting Fidel Castro at a Havana fishing tournament in...

Jul 7, 2021

Was Ernest Hemingway a Suicide?

July 7, 1961 - Mrs. Mary Hemingway (left) will meet four newsmen tomorrow morning to "clear up historical inaccuracies" about her late ...

Jul 6, 2021

Ernest Hemingway Buried

July 6, 1961 - Ernest Hemingway (pictured in 1939) was buried today in the soil of the Western mountains he loved near the home where he...

Jul 5, 2021

Hemingway Family Gathers for Funeral

July 5, 1961 - The family of Ernest Hemingway (pictured with his father in 1928) was reunited today for the author's funeral tomorrow. ...

Jul 5, 2021

Matador Antonio Ordóñez Gives Public Tribute to Hemingway

July 4, 1961 - Antonio Ordóñez (pictured left in 1959 with Ernest Hemingway) killed two bulls in Jerez De La Frontera, Spain, today in ...

Jul 5, 2021

Novelist Louis-Ferdinand Céline Dead at 67

July 4, 1961 - Louis-Ferdinand Céline (pictured in 1932), French novelist, whose final years were clouded by wartime collaboration and ...