Hadley Richardson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hadley Richardson

first wife of author Ernest Hemingway

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1891

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 22-Jan-1979

Profession: writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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 Hadley met other expatriate British and American writers. In 1925, Hadley learned of Hemingway's affair with Pauline Pfeiffer.
Pfeiffer had been Hadley's best friend and had lived and traveled with the Hemingways.
Upon discovery of the affair, Hadley told Ernest she would grant him a divorce if he and Pfeiffer separated for 100 days.
in 1927, she divorced him.
In 1933 Hadley married a second time, to journalist Paul Mowrer, whom she met in Paris.