About Ernest Hemingway By John W. Aldridge You need an active subscription to view this contentYou should really subscribe now!Or login if you already have a subscription. Share — Issue: Spring 1953 / Volume 29/2 Published: March 31, 1953 John W. Aldridge Iowa-born literary critic John W. Aldridge held a degree from Berkeley and was a professor of English at the University of Michigan. His reviews long appeared in publications like the New York Times, Harper’s, and Playboy.