John Steinbeck and Charley, November 1962, Bettman/CORBIS
Kurt Vonnegut with Pumpkin, a Lhasa Apso, NYC, January 17, 1982 by Jill Krementz
William Styron and Aquinnah, Roxbury, Connecticut, April 29, 1979 by Jill Krementz
Ernest Hemingway and his dog; date, photographer and dog’s name unknown
Jack London and his dogs in the Yukon via Bohemian.com
Stephen King with his Corgi Marlowe, Bangor, Maine, July 20, 1995 by Jill Krementz
Gertrude Stein on the terrace of her villa at Biliguin with Pepe and Basket I, photographed by Carl Van Vechten via Room 26 Cabinet of Curiosities
Robert Penn Warren with Frodo, his Cocker Spaniel, Wardsboro, Vermont, July 31, 1971 by Jill Krementz
Frodo is named after the J.R.R. Tolkein character and was immortalized in Warren’s poem, “Rumor Verified.”
English cocker: old and blind
But if your hand
Merely touches his head,
Old faithe comes flooding back—and …
The paw descends, His trust is infinite
In you …