Life, Language and the Pursuit of Happiness: Ernest Hemingway Live! Presented by Richard Clark
Saturday, October 17, 2015
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
At The Brookfield Library
This is the story of a remarkable life, a rough-and tumble journey into the soul of one of the twentieth century’s greatest literary figures. The New York Times heralded him as the “greatest writer since Shakespeare”. His passion carried him to the pinnacle of his profession and his life ended in a tragic final act that seemed his destiny from the start. Actor Richard Clark will portray Hemingway (1899-1961), the Nobel Prize-winning writer who added such works as The Sun AlsoRises, The Old Man and the Sea, and A Farewell to Arms to the classics of American literature. Clark will recreate the action-packed and prolific period in Hemingway’s life from World War I through the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy.
Richard Clark is an actor with over thirty years of experience in New England regional theater, New York Theater and television. He is a graduate of Clark University and studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Art, The Actor’s Connection, and the Actor’s Loft in New York City. His Keeping History Alive series brings historical figures such as Mark Twain, Andrew Carnegie, Clarence Darrow, John Barrymore, Ernest Hemingway and William Shakespeare back to life. His shows are based on biographies, autobiographies personal letters, books and the works of various playwrights. We enjoyed him several years ago, here at The Brookfield Library, with his performance as Mark Twain.