Best Pals: The Enduring Friendship of General Buck Lanham and Ernest Hemingway
About General Lanham
Aside from his friendship with Hemingway, General Lanham is known for authoring the infantry’s tactical manual, Infantry in Battle; leading his troops to break through Germany’s western defenses along the Siegfried Line; and serving as a top aide to General Eisenhower in Paris. He was a published poet and one of his films received an Academy Award.
General Buck Lanham in a signed official photoGeneral Lanham in uniform with a Hollywood star in June 1946. New friends at the Army’s 22nd Infantry Regiment Society identified the actor as Mark Stevens, who appeared in films and on television and radio programs from 1943-1986 – thank you, Michael! Lanham with his Oscar for the film Seeds of Destiny highlighting the plight of World War II orphans
