The document provides biographical information on several American authors from the early 20th century who were part of the "Lost Generation". It discusses Ernest Hemingway, Francis Scott Fitzgerald, e.e. cummings, and John Dos Passos, covering details about their lives, careers, notable works, and influences.

1. The Lost Generation

2. Ernest Hemingway Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 He was a veteran of World War I Wrote four books in the 1920’s Invented the term “The lost generation”

3. Hemingway Continued Won the Nobel Prize in 1954 Was married four times Father killed himself at early age Wrote twenty books Eventually killed himself with a shotgun

4. Hemingway Personal Life Attempted suicide in the Spring of 1961 Had a nice house in Key West He was good at sports and school Ring Larder Jr. was his pen name

5. Hemingway in WW I Farwell to Arms was based on his experiences Joined the Red Cross Ambulance Corps In 1918 Hemingway was wounded delivering supplies

6. Francis Scott Fitzgerald Was born on September 26, 1896 Was Born in St. Paul Minnesota Wrote many excellent novels Had a job at MGM His wife went CRAZY

7. Fitzgerald Personal Life Was born into a rich family Related to Francis Scott Key Attended Princeton University First story was published in his schools newspaper

8. Fitzgerald Illness and Death Had been an alcoholic since college Suffered two heart attacks in 1940 He died waiting for his doctor after the 2 nd heart attack

9. e e cummings Was born on Oct. 14, 1894 Born in Cambridge, Mass. Poet who spelled name without capitals Attended Harvard University Served in WW I

10. cummings Personal Life Married three times Father killed in a car crash Fathers death had impact on poems God was a major topic in poems

11. Career In 1917 Cummings enlisted in the Norton-Harjes Ambulance Corps The Enormous Room was based off time in a detention camp

12. John Dos Passos Was born Jan. 14, 1896 Died in September of 1970 Has a literary award named after him Wrote novels such as Three Soldiers and Mr. Wilsons War

13. Passos Early Life Born in Chicago Traveled with a tutor through Europe Attended Harvard in 1912 Was a friend of e e cummings Was in the U.S. Army Medical Corps

14. Career First novel was published in 1920 Became famous with his novel Three Soldiers Wrote about injustice such as Sacco and Vanzetti Worked as a journalist covering WW II

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