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| For him the bell tolls: Hemingway wins Florida Hemingway lookalike contest | For him the bell tolls: Hemingway wins Florida Hemingway lookalike contest |
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| For the first time in its 36-year history, a competition seeking the man who most looks like literary giant Ernest Hemingway was won by a man called Hemingway. | For the first time in its 36-year history, a competition seeking the man who most looks like literary giant Ernest Hemingway was won by a man called Hemingway. |
| Dave Hemingway was named the winner of the “Papa” Hemingway Look-Alike Contest on Saturday in Key West, Florida. The winner said he was not related to the late author. | Dave Hemingway was named the winner of the “Papa” Hemingway Look-Alike Contest on Saturday in Key West, Florida. The winner said he was not related to the late author. |
| The husband of celebrity cook Paula Deen – Michael Groover of Savannah, Georgia – finished in the top five for the second straight year. It was the sixth time he had participated. | The husband of celebrity cook Paula Deen – Michael Groover of Savannah, Georgia – finished in the top five for the second straight year. It was the sixth time he had participated. |
| The contest, which attracted 140 entrants, is the highlight event of the annual Hemingway Days festival that celebrates the author’s legacy. It was held at Sloppy Joe’s Bar, a frequent hangout of Ernest Hemingway’s during his Key West residency in the 1930s. | The contest, which attracted 140 entrants, is the highlight event of the annual Hemingway Days festival that celebrates the author’s legacy. It was held at Sloppy Joe’s Bar, a frequent hangout of Ernest Hemingway’s during his Key West residency in the 1930s. |
| Dave Hemingway, who won the contest in his seventh attempt, wore a wool, cream-colored turtleneck sweater similar to that favoured by the late author. | Dave Hemingway, who won the contest in his seventh attempt, wore a wool, cream-colored turtleneck sweater similar to that favoured by the late author. |
| “Even though this sweater is really hot, it was part of my strategy,” he said. “And I think it worked really well.” | “Even though this sweater is really hot, it was part of my strategy,” he said. “And I think it worked really well.” |
| Like the author, Dave Hemingway said he liked to fish and drink a little. “And I like women,” he said. “I like having a good time. I do feel like Ernest because I’m in the town he lived in so many years.” | Like the author, Dave Hemingway said he liked to fish and drink a little. “And I like women,” he said. “I like having a good time. I do feel like Ernest because I’m in the town he lived in so many years.” |