Ernest Miller Hemingway was an influential American novelist, short story writer, and journalist known for his economical and understated style. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954 and produced many classic works of American literature. Hemingway's life was marked by adventure, including his time as an ambulance driver in World War I and his experiences in the Spanish Civil War. He had multiple marriages and lived in various locations, ultimately committing suicide in 1961.