A. E. Hotchner, writer and friend of the famous, dies at 102

A.E. Hotchner, a novelist, playwright, biographer, literary bon vivant and philanthropist whose life was shaped and colored by close friendships with two extraordinarily gifted and well-known men, Ernest Hemingway and Paul Newman, died on Saturday at his home in Westport, Conn. He was 102.

Mr. Hotchner was not to the manner born, nor was he a celebrity. But he was nonetheless at home among the glitterati, one of those not-so-famous people whom famous people, for whatever reason, take to.

He was aware of this quality in himself, and he made use of it professionally. One of his books, “Choice People” (1984), consists of anecdotal profiles of many of his acquaintancea; another, “Everyone Comes to Elaine’s” (2004), is about that now-closed Manhattan bistro and its clientele.

His diverse body of work included novels, plays and a memoir about Ernest Hemingway. He was also a partner with his friend Paul Newman in business and charity, Newman's Own.

At: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/15/books/a-e-hotchner-dead.html

Author A.E. Hotchner, 1917-2020, and friend Paul Newman. Hotchner was a partner in the renowned Newman's Own charity, and co-authored his best-selling 1998 cookbook.