Ernest Hemingway & Gary Cooper in Idaho: An Enduring Friendship

By Larry E. Morris

Book Overview

In the autumn of 1940, two icons of American culture met in Sun Valley, Idaho--writer Ernest Hemingway and actor Gary Cooper. Although Hem was known as brash, larger-than-life and hard-drinking and Coop as courteous, non-confrontational and taciturn, the two became good friends. And though they would see each other over the years in Hollywood, Cuba, New York and Paris, it was to Idaho they always returned. Here they hunted together, waded through marshes and hiked sagebrush-covered hills, sometimes talking and sometimes not but continually forging a close comradeship. That bond sustained them through the highs and lows of stardom, through personal trials and triumphs and from their first conversation to their deaths seven weeks apart in 1961. Author Larry Morris celebrates the story of that unforgettable friendship.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467137189
• ISBN13: 9781467137188
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A story of a famous friendship.

I'm a fan of both men. The book is a trip back in time from about 1940 to their deaths, both in 1961, within a couple of months of each other. The book has plenty of first person sources. It's the story of two men who became good friends in middle age and, I like to think, they would have been good friends even if not famous actor and author.