Biographical Note

Denne Petitclerc (1929-2006) was an American journalist, screenwriter and friend of Ernest Hemingway and his family.

Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American author and jouralist. The screenplay takes its name from his books of short stories published in 1924 and 1925.

Content Description

This collection features a single screenplay for an unproduced film based on John H.N. Hemingway's memories of his parents Ernest and Hadley Hemingway. The script was written in 1984 by Denne Petitclerc (1929-2006), a journalist, screenwriter, and friend of Ernest Hemingway. "In Our Time" is based on the primary source material and recollections of John H.N. Hemingway and Petitclerc described in the first three pages of the script titled " A Note on the Sources of this Screenplay." The screenplay focuses on the time surrounding Ernest Hemingway's first short story collection, published in 1924 and 1925, titled "In Our Time." The front cover notes the work as a 'The Producers Group' production and the address of the firm is present on the title page and consists of 119 single-sided pages.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Ernest Hemingway
• Novelists, American
• Screenplays