"Patton" . . . when Omar Bradley saw that movie, he was said to have remarked that he wasn't sure whether he was watching George Scott or George Patton. High tribute to an actor, I'd say.
Martha Gellhorn was somewhat miffed with Papa during WWII because she was a REAL reporter (without, of course, his reputation) but had great difficulty getting anywhere near the action. Meanwhile, Papa got to liberate a hotel in Paris.
Jack Hemingway's account of meeting his father's 4th wife is hilarious. It was down in Cuba, and Papa said, "Go down to the pool and meet your new stepmother." So Jack walks up behind her. She's wrapped in a towel. She turns around, and it seems the towel was all she was wearing. "Uh . . . hi, mom!"
