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10-07-2001, 12:28 AM
Gregory Hemingway, 69, Dies in Fla.
By TERRY SPENCER
.c The Associated Press
MIAMI (AP) - Gregory Hemingway, the troubled youngest son of novelist Ernest Hemingway, [b] has died at age 69 in his cell in a women's jail where he was taken after being arrested for indecent exposure. [b]
Hemingway - a former doctor who wrote a well-received book about his father, ``Papa: A Personal Memoir'' - was found dead Monday of what the medical examiner's office said was high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.
Hemingway had been arrested last week, at least his third arrest in the county. He died after he was awakened for a court appearance on charges of indecent exposure and resisting arrest without violence.
Janelle Hall, a spokeswoman for the county corrections department, said Hemingway had undergone a sex-change operation. Hall said she did not know when and the medical examiner's office would not comment on the matter.
Key Biscayne police had arrested Hemingway at a park on Sept. 25 after finding him putting on underwear. He was carrying a dress and high-heeled shoes. He appeared intoxicated or mentally impaired, officer Nelia Real said.
[b] ``He said his name was Gloria,'' Real said. ``He looked like a man, but his nails were painted and he was wearing jewelry and makeup. ... He was very nice to me. At times he was very coherent, but other times he didn't make any sense.'' [b]
The son of the author and his second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer, was born in Kansas City, Mo., and graduated from the University of Miami Medical School. The elder Hemingway committed suicide in 1961.
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From the song "Believe" by Stryper
By TERRY SPENCER
.c The Associated Press
MIAMI (AP) - Gregory Hemingway, the troubled youngest son of novelist Ernest Hemingway, [b] has died at age 69 in his cell in a women's jail where he was taken after being arrested for indecent exposure. [b]
Hemingway - a former doctor who wrote a well-received book about his father, ``Papa: A Personal Memoir'' - was found dead Monday of what the medical examiner's office said was high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.
Hemingway had been arrested last week, at least his third arrest in the county. He died after he was awakened for a court appearance on charges of indecent exposure and resisting arrest without violence.
Janelle Hall, a spokeswoman for the county corrections department, said Hemingway had undergone a sex-change operation. Hall said she did not know when and the medical examiner's office would not comment on the matter.
Key Biscayne police had arrested Hemingway at a park on Sept. 25 after finding him putting on underwear. He was carrying a dress and high-heeled shoes. He appeared intoxicated or mentally impaired, officer Nelia Real said.
[b] ``He said his name was Gloria,'' Real said. ``He looked like a man, but his nails were painted and he was wearing jewelry and makeup. ... He was very nice to me. At times he was very coherent, but other times he didn't make any sense.'' [b]
The son of the author and his second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer, was born in Kansas City, Mo., and graduated from the University of Miami Medical School. The elder Hemingway committed suicide in 1961.
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From the song "Believe" by Stryper