Ernest Miller Hemingway (1899-1961) remains one of the worlds most celebrated writers. Novelist, journalist, poet, World War I ambulance driver, war correspondent, big game hunter and globe trotting adventurer, Hemingway, or Papa as he was sometimes affectionately called, left behind a body of work that encompasses the very best in 20th century literature. Many of Ernest Hemingways novels and short stories were adapted for both the big and small screens. Regarding the latter, Hemingway-adapted television productions include such Golden Age fare as Fifty Grand (Schlitz Playhouse, 1952), The Capital of the World (Omnibus, 1953), The Battler (Playwrights 56, 1955), To Have and Have Not (Lux Video Theatre, 1957), The World of Nick Adams (The Seven Lively Arts, 1957), For Whom the Bell Tolls (Playhouse 90, 1959), The Killers (Buick-Electra Playhouse, 1959) and The Fifth Column (Buick-Electra Playhouse, 1960). Hemingway novels and shorts stories were also given the big Hollywood film treatment. What follows is a selected list of ten Hemingway-adapted feature films and the valuable movie memorabilia generated by each production. 1. A Farewell to Arms (1932): Hemingways 1929 novel, based on his traumatic experiences as a volunteer ambulance driver during World War I, first came to the silver screen in 1932 courtesy of Paramount Pictures. Directed by Frank Borzage, A Farewell to Arms made for an estimated $800,000 and filmed at the Paramount Ranch in Agoura, Calif., and starred Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes as Hemingways star-crossed lovers in war-torn Italy. One of the big collector attractions is the gorgeous stone lithograph one-sheet style A movie poster (27-by-41-inches) picturing the luminescent Cooper and Hayes. One restored example in very fine condition on linen sold at auction for $3,680. 2. For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943): Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman garner the starring roles in this highly-acclaimed film based on the 1940 Hemingway novel and set during the Spanish Civil War. Directed by Sam Wood, For Whom the Bell Tolls earned nine Academy Award nominations, with Katina Paxinou as Pilar taking home the lone Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. The standard one-sheet poster (27-by-41-inches) featuring Cooper and Bergman is a collector favorite, with one restored example in very fine condition on linen bringing $1,434 at auction. A complete set of eight lobby cards (11-by-14-inches each) prominently displayed in theater lobbies to further induce moviegoers brought a top bid of $359 in fine/very fine condition. 3. To Have and Have Not (1944): The unbeatable duo of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall star in this updated World War II thriller based on the 1937 Hemingway novel of the same name. Bogey appears as Harry Morgan, the worldly skipper of a boat-for-hire based in Martinique, and Bacall as Marie Slim Browning, a sassy nightclub singer, both of whom become involved in the smuggling of a resistance fighter on the run from the Nazis. The movies insert poster (14-by-36-inches) is a real treat, with one example in folded fine/very fine condition bringing $5,079 at auction. To Have and Have Not was later re-released in 1952, spawning yet more promotional movie material. A 1952 half-sheet poster (22-by-28-inches) in rolled fine condition fetched a reasonable $75 at auction. 4. The Killers (1946): Burt Lancaster made his motion picture debut as Ole Swede Anderson, an ex-boxer who becomes the target of a pair of professional hitmen (William Conrad, Charles McGraw) in this gritty film noir adaptation of the 1927 Hemingway short story. The standard one-sheet poster (27-by-41-inches) is the main attraction for collectors, featuring Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner, along with the bold blurb Tense! Taut! Terrific! One poster in fine condition sold at auction for $2,032. 5. The Macomber Affair (1947): Gregory Peck, Joan Bennett and Robert Preston head the cast of this big game adventure film set in Kenya based on the 1936 Hemingway short story The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber. It would be difficult to beat the graphics displayed on the films insert poster (14-by-36-inches) featuring the romantic duo of Peck and Bennett. One example in fine/very fine condition brought a top bid of $64 at auction. The Macomber Affair was later re-released in 1952 under the title Great White Hunter, producing additional movie material. A standard 1952 one-sheet poster (27-by-41-inches) in folded fine/very fine condition brought an affordable $17 at auction. It features the prominent blurb Ernest Hemingways Great African Adventure Story. 6. The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952): Gregory Peck has the starring role of Harry Street, a hunter and writer who feverishly reflects back on his life after being gravely wounded in a hunting accident in Africa. The film is based on the Hemingway short story of the same name, which was first published in Esquire magazine in 1936. A complete set of eight lobby cards (11-by-14-inches) featuring Peck along with fetching female co-stars Susan Hayward and Ava Gardner in very good+ condition realized a top bid of $40 at auction. 7. The Sun Also Rises (1957). Henry King directed this film based on the 1926 Hemingway novel set in post-World War I France and Spain. Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer and Errol Flynn head the cast in a powerful telling of Hemingways lost generation of the 1920s. The standard one-sheet poster (27-by-41-inches) is still a reasonable buy, with one example in folded, but fine condition selling for $42 at auction. A complete eight-card lobby set in fine+ condition brought $79 at auction. 8. A Farewell to Arms (1957): The second Hollywood adaptation of Hemingways classic 1929 World War I novel stars Rock Hudson and Jennifer Jones. Directed by Charles Vidor with uncredited assistance from John Huston, the 1957 version was filmed on location in Italy with an estimated budget of $4.35 million. The British quad poster (30-by-40-inches) is a real beauty, with one example in fine condition bringing a top bid of $69 at auction. 9. The Old Man and the Sea (1958): Spencer Tracy has the title role in this $5 million big screen version of the 1952 Hemingway novel, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953. Tracy, who earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, plays an aging Cuban fisherman who finally snags one of the biggest catches of his life. One of the more offbeat items from this film is the original first release Russian poster (29-by-40-inches) of 1960, which features stunning artwork by Y. Tsarev. One example in folded, but very fine condition realized a top bid of $155 at auction. A standard American one-sheet poster (27-by-41-inches) in very fine/near mint condition brought $173 at auction. 10. Islands in the Stream (1977): George C. Scott stars in this episodic adaptation of the Hemingway novel of the same name, published posthumously in 1970. Its set in the Caribbean during World War II, where Scott as sculptor Thomas Hudson tries to come to grips with his divorced wife and their three sons while hunting Nazi submarines from his newly-armed boat. Franklin J. Schaffner, who also directed Scott in Patton (1970), is at the helm. A standard one-sheet poster (27-by-41-inches) with stunning Bob Peak art in very fine condition sold at auction for $42. A lot of 26 publicity photos bearing the Paramount Pictures logo in very fine condition brought $25 at auction. Auction results and photos courtesy of Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas.