head wound. He was left with a permanent, prominent scar on his forehead. Later in life, Hemingway claimed that the physician who treated him was Carl Weiss. However, Hemingway was almost certainly mistaken, as Weiss did not start practicing at the hospital until July 1929, sixteen months after Hemingway was treated for his head wound. Footnotes 1.As both men died before a trial could be held, this was never proven in court. Likewise, no autopsy was ever performed on Long. References Conrad, Glenn R. 1988. A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography. Lafayette: Louisiana Historical Association. Richard D. White Jr., Kingfish (New York: Random House), pp. 258–259. Douglas H. Ubelaker, 1997. Taphonomic Applications in Forensic Anthropology. In: Haglund, W.D. & Sorg, M.H. (eds): Forensic Taphonomy: The Postmortem Fate of Human Remains. CRC Press, pp.: 77-90; Boca Raton. Williams, T.H., 1969, Huey Long, New York: Alfred A. Knopf Inc. Gremillion, E.A., 2011 Did Carl Weiss shoot Huey Long? External links C-SPAN program Death of Huey Long 1906 births 1935 deaths American assassins Physicians from Louisiana Burials in Louisiana People from Baton Rouge, Louisiana Tulane University alumni Louisiana State University alumni Deaths by firearm in Louisiana Huey Long