A. E. Hotchner
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Aaron Edward Hotchner, is an American editor, novelist, playwright and biographer.
and attended Soldan High School
. Hotchner graduated from Washington University Law School in 1941, practiced law briefly, then served in the Air Force as a military journalist.When the war was over, he decided to forgo his legal career and pursue a career in writing.Hotchner's articles appeared in the best magazines and journals of the time, and he has also been an editor, biographer, novelist, playwright, and with Paul Newman, entrepreneur of the rarest type. All profits from their extraordinarily successful Newman's Own foods and other ventures are turned over to numerous charities, including the Hole in the Wall Gang camps that they established for children with serious illnesses. After his stint in the armed forces, Hotchner met Ernest Hemingway
, and the two spent the next 14 years as close friends. Hotchner is best known for Papa Hemingway, his 1966 biography of Ernest Hemingway
, whose work he had adapted for plays and television.
He has earned admiration for giving all profits from a number of ventures with actor Paul Newman
(including co-authorship of a cookbook, as well as musical benefits) to support the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
and other charities.
King of the Hill is A. E. Hotchner's evocative memoir about growing up in St. Louis during the Great Depression
. The book is a memoir of his own childhood. It was made into a film
in 1993, the screenplay written and directed by Steven Soderbergh
.
Hotchner lives in Westport, Connecticut
.
Biography
He was born in St. LouisSt. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
and attended Soldan High School
Soldan International Studies High School
Soldan International Studies High School is a public magnet high school in the Academy neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri that is part of the St. Louis Public Schools. From its opening in 1909, Soldan was known for its wealthy and predominantly Jewish student population...
. Hotchner graduated from Washington University Law School in 1941, practiced law briefly, then served in the Air Force as a military journalist.When the war was over, he decided to forgo his legal career and pursue a career in writing.Hotchner's articles appeared in the best magazines and journals of the time, and he has also been an editor, biographer, novelist, playwright, and with Paul Newman, entrepreneur of the rarest type. All profits from their extraordinarily successful Newman's Own foods and other ventures are turned over to numerous charities, including the Hole in the Wall Gang camps that they established for children with serious illnesses. After his stint in the armed forces, Hotchner met Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American author and journalist. His economic and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the...
, and the two spent the next 14 years as close friends. Hotchner is best known for Papa Hemingway, his 1966 biography of Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American author and journalist. His economic and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the...
, whose work he had adapted for plays and television.
He has earned admiration for giving all profits from a number of ventures with actor Paul Newman
Paul Newman
Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver and auto racing enthusiast...
(including co-authorship of a cookbook, as well as musical benefits) to support the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford, Connecticut is a non-profit, residential summer camp and year-round center serving children and their families coping with cancer and other serious illnesses and conditions.-History:...
and other charities.
King of the Hill is A. E. Hotchner's evocative memoir about growing up in St. Louis during the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
. The book is a memoir of his own childhood. It was made into a film
King of the Hill (film)
King of the Hill is a 1993 film, Steven Soderbergh's third feature film, and the second he directed from his own screenplay following his 1989 Palme d'Or-winning effort sex, lies, and videotape. It too was nominated for the Palme d'Or, at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.-Production:Based on the...
in 1993, the screenplay written and directed by Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh
Steven Andrew Soderbergh is an American film producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, and an Academy Award-winning film director. He is best known for directing commercial Hollywood films like Erin Brockovich, Traffic, and the remake of Ocean's Eleven, but he has also directed smaller less...
.
Hotchner lives in Westport, Connecticut
Westport, Connecticut
-Neighborhoods:* Saugatuck – around the Westport railroad station near the southwestern corner of the town – a built-up area with some restaurants, stores and offices....
.
Partial bibliography
- The Dangerous American (Random House, 1958)
- Papa Hemingway (Random House, 1966)
- Treasure (Random House, 1970)
- King of the Hill (Harper & Rowe, 1973, ISBN 0-06-011964-0)
- Looking for Miracles: a memoir about loving (Harper & Row, 1975, ISBN 0-06-011965-9)
- Doris Day, Her Own Story (G.K. Hall, 1976, ISBN 0-8161-6391-X)
- Sophia, Living and Loving : Her Own Story (Morrow, 1979, ISBN 0-688-03428-4)
- The Man Who Lived at the Ritz (Putnam, 1981, ISBN 0-399-12651-1)
- Papa Hemingway : The Ecstasy and Sorrow (Morrow, 1983, ISBN 0-688-02041-0)
- Choice People : The Greats, Near-Greats, and Ingrates I Have Known (Morrow, 1984, ISBN 0-688-02215-4)
- Hemingway and His World (Vendome, 1989, ISBN 0-86565-115-9)
- Blown away : The Rolling Stones and the Death of the Sixties (Simon & Shuster, 1990, ISBN 0-671-69316-6)
- Louisiana Purchase (Carroll & Graf, 1996, ISBN 0-7867-0309-1)
- The Day I Fired Alan Ladd and Other World War II Adventures (U. of Missouri Press, 2002, ISBN 0-8262-1432-0)
- Everyone Comes to Elaine'sElaine'sElaine's was an Upper East Side bar and restaurant, located near the corner of 2nd Avenue and East 88th Street in Manhattan which shut its doors for the last time on May 26th, 2011.-History:...
(Harper Entertainment, 2004, ISBN 0-06-053818-X) - "Paul and Me: 53 Years of Adventures and Misadventures with My Pal Paul Newman" (Nan A. Talese, 2010)
External links
- Short bio at Washington University
- Another short bio at Washington University
- Bio at St. Louis Walk of Fame
- Short Bio from Bookbrowse
- Paul Newman and A.E. Hotchner, Shameless Exploitation in Pursuit of the Common Good: the Madcap Business Adventure of the Truly Oddest Couple (Random House, 2003, ISBN 0-385-51159-0).
- 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