Delmar Loop in University City in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
A.E. Hotchner
Born June 28, 1920
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018
1. A.E. Hotchner Marker
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A.E. Hotchner. Born June 28, 1920. Born in St. Louis, Aaron Edward Hotchner grew up in the Westgate Hotel at Delmar and Kingshighway, and attended Soldan High School. A 1941 Washington University Law School graduate, he served as a military journalist before becoming a successful editor, novelist, playwright and biographer. Respected for giving profits from a joint venture with actor Paul Newman to charities and the arts, Hotchner is best known for "Papa Hemingway," his biography of close friend Ernest Hemingway. "King of the Hill," A.E. Hutchner's evocative novel about growing up in St. Louis during the Great Depression, was captured on film in 1993.
Born in St. Louis, Aaron Edward Hotchner grew up in the Westgate Hotel at Delmar and Kingshighway, and attended Soldan High School. A 1941 Washington University Law School graduate, he served as a military journalist before becoming a successful editor, novelist, playwright and biographer. Respected for giving profits from a joint venture with actor Paul Newman to charities and the arts, Hotchner is best known for "Papa Hemingway," his biography of close friend Ernest Hemingway. "King of the Hill," A.E. Hutchner's evocative novel about growing up in St. Louis during the Great Depression, was captured on film in 1993.
Location. 38° 39.356′ N, 90° 18.345′ W. Marker is in University City, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Delmar Loop. It is on Delmar Boulevard east of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6608 Delmar Boulevard, Saint Louis MO 63130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance
Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 340 times since then and 17 times this year. Photo1. submitted on October 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
