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First, though, there are prayers to be said, friends to chat with, a roast goose to be eaten. Papa even allows himself an extra glass of his favorite Rhenish wine, which he calls a "noble gift of God." After the meal, he eases his thick frame down before a harpsichord in the parlor. Crowding about the creche and the candlelit tree, the party joins in singing a carol or one of Luther's mighty hymns. Then Papa-head thrown back, fingers marching over the keys in a steady, stately rhythm-begins to improvise, outlining a succession of daring harmonies...
...Russian, Polish, Bulgarian, even Vietnamese. The house, a museum maintained by Cuba's National Council of Culture, was Ernest Hemingway's retreat just outside Havana. Of the nearly 18,000 yearly visitors who tramp through, over 70% are Russian. "The Russians have a great respect for Papa," said the caretaker, former Hemingway Servant Rene Villareal. "They can discuss all his books except one." Since it gives an unfavorable picture of the Communists in the Spanish Civil War, "the Russians are not acquainted with For Whom the Bell Tolls...
...Adventurers, everything was new and wonderful. "My kids are crazy about Italian spaghetti and ponies," said Ernie. "I always have to ask the pony man where he'll be or the kids get mad." All that, plus the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Villa Borghese have kept Papa hopping. For his taste, a movie star spends too much time away from home. When he was asked if the two imps, each armed with the familiar Borgnine face, might end up actors, Ernie could only sigh: "I hope...
...almost coincidental. The head of one lady is mounted on the shoulders of another. Abe Fortas (left background) got in because "his head reminded me of my father." So did Fannie Hurst (right background), because "she looked like my Aunt Mamie." Kanovitz himself plays the role of "proud papa," shown dancing with his wife. If factual fiction, the picture is visually true, a frozen tableau of modern life...
...noise went on." Thus, in 1926 in The Sun Also Rises, did a young Ernest Hemingway describe the Feria de San Fermin, the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. This month his widow Mary made a sentimental journey to Pamplona to witness the unveiling of a monument to Papa, erected by the citizens in gratitude for his interest in their fiesta. Standing on the newly named Paseo de Hemingway, Mary thanked the citizens through her tears. There was an emotional pause, then six bands burst into a typical jota and the crowd began dancing spontaneously. "You are home," said...