Looking forward to the Ken Burns documentary on Ernest Hemingway airing on PBS April 5-7. If it’s half as good as Burns’ Civil War series, it should be a classic.
Featuring original manuscripts and rare archival photos and films, the series promises new insights into Hemingway’s creative process behind such masterpieces as A Farewell to Arms and the short stories “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” and (my favorite!) “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber.” With voice-overs by Jeff Daniels, Meryl Streep, Keri Russell, Patricia Clarkson, and Mary-Louise Parker, viewers can look forward to a series comparable to Burns’ other masterpieces.
Beginning April 5, I’ll be glued in front of the TV with mojitos at hand.
M.C. Tuggle, Writer 
I loved the Vietnam War Documentary and can’t wait for this.
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Same here!
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Thanks for alerting us to this. We will be on the road but I am hoping to either stream it or get it in our hotels.
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My pleasure! As you say, there’s always streaming.
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Thank you for reminding me of this. 😀
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Glad to, Michele! When a good show on lit comes along, we need to watch it and support it.
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I am sure it will be. Thank you for sharing. Hopefully too, youtube will make it available.
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For sure!
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Burns knocks out series after series. An amazing work ethic. His last one was about country music, I think. I watched an episode and a half of it. Found his presentation pretty tedious and predictable, to tell you the truth. Probably I’m in the minority about that.
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You don’t hit a homer every time at bat. Either way, I’ll be watching, hoping for another hit.
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I didn’t realize there was a documentary in the works, so many thanks for sharing this news 🙂
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Dave,
My pleasure!
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I didn’t know he was doing one on Hemingway. Sounds like it’ll be a great one. Thanks for the “heads up.”
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Jack,
Happy to be of service!
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Looking forward to this. Thanks for the heads up. This is a good excuse to reread some Hemingway or even to read some of the little Hemingway I haven’t yet.
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HP,
Yes, a good time to catch up on your Hem.
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I didn’t know about the documentary, but Hemingway is one of my favorites. Thanks for putting it on my radar.
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Philosophical Fighter,
You’re welcome!
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I recently saw a documentary about Ernest Hemmingway on CuriosityStream but I would love to see a Ken Burn’s about him.
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Marietta Rodgers,
Same here!
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I saw in the PBS catalog they also have a Flannery O’Connor DVD available! 🙂
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