Ernest Miller Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois, the second child of Dr. Clarence Hemingway, a general practitioner, and Grace Hall Hemingway, who had once aspired to an operatic career. In his youth his mother cultivated his interest in the arts, particularly in music and painting, and his father developed his natural love of sport and outdoor life. His father was a stern disciplinarian who insisted that his children adhere to Christian principles and decorum, and he demanded that things be done "properly." As a boy Ernest led an active life, participating, without great distinction, in swimming, football, and boxing despite some limitations in coordination and in the sight of his left eye. While still in high school he began writing journalistic pieces and poems for the school newspaper and experimenting with stories.
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