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Rare, Unseen: Hemingway in Cuba
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The Old Man and the Sea
In 1952, LIFE sent legendary photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt to Cuba to shoot author Ernest Hemingway. The magazine needed photos to run alongside a new novella that would run in LIFE before it was published in book format. That book was
The Old Man and the Sea
, and the issue of LIFE in which it was first printed went on to sell 5.3 million copies
in two days
. For years afterward, Eisenstaedt would refer to the experience of shooting “Papa” Hemingway as his most difficult assignment ever. Here, LIFE.com presents photos from that shoot -- all but two of which have never been seen. In 1952, the magazine's editors opted to print illustrations
based
on the photographs, rather than the photos themselves.
Photo: Alfred Eisenstaedt
Aug 26, 2009
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