The glamorous life and tragic death of Margaux Hemingway

Meaning behind her name

Born on February 16, 1954, Margaux Louise Hemingway was literary royalty — the granddaughter of iconic writer Ernest Hemingway. She was the middle daughter of three girls born to Byra Louise (née Whittlesey) and Jack Hemingway, the eldest son of writer Ernest Hemingway.

Margaux was originally named Margot, but when she found out she was named after the fancy French wine Château Margaux — something her parents were sipping the night she was conceived — she decided to switch up the spelling to ”Margaux.”

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