The guy was 103, and it may be that few remember Hotchner, but long ago he wrote a fairly controversial biography of Hemingway, and was a friend and business associate of Paul Newman. Together they founded "Newman's Own" foods, and ran the Hole in the Wall fund. I remember him fondly because, once long ago, I was treasurer of a little nursery School that had been located in Lime Rock, Connecticut. One of our fundraising efforts was a concession to run a lemonade stand at Lime Rock racetrack, where Paul Newman often raced, and was said occasionally to drink the lemonade. When the school fell on such hard times that it looked as if it would not be able to finish out the year, partly owing to a huge increase in insurance rates, I wrote to the Hole in the Wall fund, citing the Lime Rock and lemonade connection. In response we got a sufficiently substantial donation to cover our insurance bill and see the year out. Hotchner signed the letter. So thanks to Paul and Hotch for their long-go largesse.
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