Personal Life
Pfeiffer's difficult labor with one son was the fictional basis for Catherine's death in A Farewell to Arms. Her devout Roman Catholic beliefs led to her supporting the Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War, while Hemingway backed the Republicans.
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