John Hemingway
- Born: October 10, 1923 in Toronto, Canada
- Died: December 1, 2000 in New York City, NY
- The first son of Ernest Hemingway
Known as "Bumby" as a child and "Jack" as an adult, John Hemingway was the first son of Ernest Hemingway and his first wife Elizabeth Hadley Richardson.
John spent his formative years living in Paris with his father and other members of the "lost generation." During World War II, he served as a lieutenant for the Office of Strategic Services. On October 28, 1944, he parachuted into France and was captured by the Germans. He was released from the Moseburg Prison Camp on April 30, 1945.
John married Byra Whittlesey Whitlock on June 25, 1949 and they had three children together: Joan, Margot, and Mariel. John was always fond of saying that he spent half of his life being known as the son of a famous father and the other half being known as the father of famous daughters.
John's 1986 book, Misadventures of a Fly Fisherman: My Life With and Without Papa details his experiences as a fly fisherman and as the son of Ernest Hemingway.
