A. E. Hotchner Biography
A. E. Hotchner is the author of many books and plays, including Papa Hemingway,
Sophia:
Living
and Loving, and The Day I Fired
Alan Ladd. With friend Paul Newman, Hotchner cofounded Newman’s
Own, Inc., which has donated more than $200 million to charity from its
line of foods.
Aaron Edward Hotchner, (June 28, 1920) was born in St.
Louis 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. 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,
A.
E. Hotchner's evocative memoir about growing up in St. Louis during
the Great Depression, was made into a movie in 1993, the screenplay
written and directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Hotchner lives in Westport,
Connecticut.
From the author's website
This biography was last updated on 07/06/2010.
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