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The War Prayer (2007) -- Outraged by American military intervention in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War, Mark Twain wrote a short story called “The War Prayer” in 1905.  This adaptation was directed by Michael Goorjian and stars Jeremy Sisto as "The Stran
"Biography" (1987): :  -- Although he is best known for Tom and Huck, there is so much more to Samuel Langhorne Clemens than his novels.  Biography takes you deep into the life of the great Mark Twain.
"Biography" (1987): :  -- Part 2 of "Biography:  Mark Twain"
"Biography" (1987): :  -- Part 3 of "Biography:  Mark Twain"
"Biography" (1987): :  -- Part 4 of "Biography:  Mark Twain"

Overview

Date of Death:
21 April 1910, Redding, Connecticut, USA more
Mini Biography:
Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri in 1835... more
Trivia:
Pictured on the 10¢ US postage stamp (as Samuel L. Clemens) in the Famous... more
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(89 articles)
Alternate Names:
Samuel Clemens

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Archive Footage
Writer:
  1. The War Prayer (2007) (short story)
  2. Jump (2005) (inspiration)
  3. Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper (2004) (V) (novel "The Prince and the Pauper") (uncredited)
  4. Roughing It (2002) (TV) (book)
    ... aka Mark Twain's Roughing It (Australia)
  5. The Million Dollar Kid (2000) (story "The $30,000 Bequest")
    ... aka Fortune Hunters (UK: DVD title) (USA: working title)
  6. The Prince and the Pauper (2000) (TV) (book)
  7. Tom Sawyer (2000) (V) (book "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer")

  8. The Prince and the Surfer (1999) (book "The Prince and the Pauper")
  9. Arthur's Quest (1999) (TV) (book) (uncredited)
  10. A Knight in Camelot (1998) (TV) (novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court")
  11. "The Prince and the Pauper" (6 episodes, 1996)
        - Episode #1.6 (1996) TV episode (novel)
        - Episode #1.5 (1996) TV episode (novel)
        - Episode #1.4 (1996) TV episode (novel)
        - Episode #1.3 (1996) TV episode (novel)
        - Episode #1.2 (1996) TV episode (novel)
          (1 more)
  12. Tom and Huck (1995) (novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer")
    ... aka The Adventures of Tom and Huck
    ... aka Tom Sawyer
  13. A Million to Juan (1994) (story "The Million Pound Bank Note")
    ... aka A Million to One
  14. Ava's Magical Adventure (1994) (novel)
  15. Charlie's Ghost Story (1994) (story)
    ... aka Charlie's Ghost: The Story of Coronado
  16. The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993) (novel)
    ... aka The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
  17. Huck and the King of Hearts (1993) (novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn")
  18. An American Summer (1991) (novel) (uncredited)
  19. The Prince and the Pauper (1990) (novel)
    ... aka Mickey's the Prince and the Pauper (USA: complete title)

  20. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1989) (TV) (book)
  21. Filip Traum (1989) (TV) (story "The Mysterious Stranger")
    ... aka Philipp Traum (International: English title: informal literal title)
  22. Khronika Satany mladshego (1989) (story "The Mysterious Stranger")
    ... aka Chronicles of Satan Jr.
  23. Jake's Journey (1988) (TV) (novel "A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court")
  24. Novye priklyucheniya yanki pri dvore korolya Artura (1988) (novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court")
    ... aka Novye priklyucheniya yanki pri dvore korolya Artura. Fantaziya na temu Marka Tvena (Soviet Union: Russian title: complete title)
  25. The Chase on Tom Sawyer's Island (1988) (VG) (characters)
  26. The Diaries of Adam and Eve (1988) (TV) (stories)
  27. The Adventures of Mark Twain (1986) (segments "The Jumping Frog of Calavaras County, " "The Diary of Adam and Eve, " "Captain Stormfield's Diary, " "The Mysterious Stranger")
    ... aka Comet Quest (UK: video title)
    ... aka Mark Twain
  28. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1986) (novel)
  29. "ABC Weekend Specials" (2 episodes, 1981-1985)
        - The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn (1985) TV episode (novel)
        - The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (1981) TV episode (story)
  30. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1985) (TV) (novel)
  31. Pudd'nhead Wilson (1984) (TV) (novel)
  32. The Innocents Abroad (1983) (TV) (book)
    ... aka Die Arglosen im Ausland (West Germany)
    ... aka Mark Twain: le voyage des innocents (France)
  33. Sawyer and Finn (1983) (TV) (characters from novels)
  34. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1982) (TV) (story)
  35. The Mysterious Stranger (1982) (TV) (story)
    ... aka Der geheimnisvolle Fremde (West Germany)
    ... aka Mark Twain Classics: The Mysterious Stranger (USA: video title)
  36. "Disneyland" (5 episodes, 1962-1982)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - The Spaceman and King Arthur: Part 2 (1982) TV episode (novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court")
        - The Spaceman and King Arthur: Part 1 (1982) TV episode (novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court")
        - The Prince and the Pauper: Long Live the Rightful King (1962) TV episode (novel)
        - The Prince and the Pauper: The Merciful Law of the King (1962) TV episode (novel)
        - The Prince and the Pauper: The Pauper King (1962) TV episode (novel)
  37. Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn (1982) (TV) (characters)
  38. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1981) (TV) (novel)
  39. The Private History of a Campaign That Failed (1981) (TV) (story "The War Prayer")
    ... aka Mark Twain Classics: The Private History of a Campaign That Failed (USA: video title)
  40. Priklyucheniya Toma Soyera i Geklberri Finna (1981) (TV) (novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer")
    ... aka Приключения Тома Сойера и Гекльберри Финна (Soviet Union: Russian title)
    ... aka The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
  41. Life on the Mississippi (1980) (TV) (book)
  42. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg (1980) (TV) (story)
  43. "Tomu Sôyâ no bôken" (1980) TV series (story)
    ... aka The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (International: English title)

  44. The Spaceman and King Arthur (1979) (novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court")
    ... aka A Spaceman in King Arthur's Court (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka UFO
    ... aka Unidentified Flying Oddball (USA)
  45. "Once Upon a Classic" (1 episode, 1978)
        - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1978) TV episode (story)
  46. A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court (1978) (TV) (novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court")
    ... aka Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court (video title)
  47. Crossed Swords (1977) (novel "The Prince and the Pauper")
    ... aka The Prince and the Pauper (UK)
  48. "The Prince and the Pauper" (6 episodes, 1976)
        - Episode #1.6 (1976) TV episode (novel)
        - Episode #1.5 (1976) TV episode (novel)
        - Episode #1.4 (1976) TV episode (novel)
        - Episode #1.3 (1976) TV episode (novel)
        - Episode #1.2 (1976) TV episode (novel)
          (1 more)
  49. Huckleberry Finn (1975) (TV) (novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn")
  50. Páni kluci (1975) (novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer")
    ... aka Boys Will Be Boys (International: English title)
    ... aka Gentlemen, Boys (USA)
  51. Huckleberry Finn (1974) (novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn")
    ... aka Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn: A Musical Adaptation (UK: TV title) (USA: complete title)
  52. Tom Sawyer (1973) (TV) (novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer")
    ... aka Adventures of Tom Sawyer (USA: video title)
  53. Tom Sawyer (1973) (novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer")
    ... aka A Musical Adaptation of Mark Twain's 'Tom Sawyer' (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer: A Musical Adaptation (USA: complete title)
  54. The Prince and the Pauper (1972/I) (TV) (novel)
  55. "O Príncipe E o Mendigo" (1972) TV series (novel "The Prince and the Pauper")
  56. Sovsem propashchiy (1972) (novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn")
    ... aka Hopelessly Lost (International: English title: informal literal title)
    ... aka The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (International: English title)
  57. Prints i nishchiy (1972) (TV) (novel "The Prince and the Pauper")
    ... aka Принц и нищий (Soviet Union: Russian title)
    ... aka The Prince and the Pauper
  58. Princ a chudas (1971) (TV) (novel)
    ... aka The Prince and the Pauper (International: English title)
  59. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1970) (TV) (novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court")

  60. The Adventures of the Prince and the Pauper (1969) (novel)
  61. Aventuras de Juliancito (1969) (novel)
  62. "Aventuras de Huck" (1969) TV series (story)
  63. "Les aventures de Tom Sawyer" (1968) TV mini-series (novels "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn")
    ... aka Aventurile lui Tom Sawier (Romania: theatrical title)
    ... aka The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
    ... aka Tom Sawyers und Huckleberry Finns Abenteuer (West Germany)
    ... aka Tom Sawyers und Huckleberry Finns Abenteuer Teil 1 - 4 (West Germany: long title)
  64. Moartea lui Joe Indianul (1968) (novels "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn")
    ... aka The Death of Joe the Indian
  65. The £1,000,000 Bank Note (1968) (TV) (novel)
  66. Det er ikke appelsiner, det er heste (1967) (story "Alive or Dead?")
    ... aka Fup eller fakta (Denmark: video title)
    ... aka They Are Not Oranges, They Are Horses (International: English title)
  67. Mark Twain Tonight! (1967) (TV) (writings) (uncredited)
  68. Huckleberry Finn (1967) (TV) (novel)
  69. Czlowiek, który zdemoralizowal Hadleyburg (1967) (TV) (writer)
  70. "Novela" (3 episodes, 1965-1966)
        - Tom Sawyer, detective (1966) TV episode (novel)
        - El príncipe y el mendigo (1966) TV episode (novel)
        - Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer (1965) TV episode (novel)
  71. The Double-Barrelled Detective Story (1965) (story)
  72. Ukkonen (1964) (TV) (short story "Mrs. McWilliams and the Lightning")
  73. Un español en la corte del rey Arturo (1964) (novel "A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court")
    ... aka Escala en Hi-Fi: Un español en la corte del rey Arturo (series title)
  74. Aysecik - Fakir Prenses (1963) (novel "The Prince and the Pauper")
    ... aka Aysecik the Poor Princess (USA)
  75. "O Príncipe E o Mendigo" (1963) TV series (novel "The Prince and the Pauper")
  76. Kobna plocica (1963) (TV) (novel)
  77. "Le théâtre de la jeunesse" (1 episode, 1962)
        - Un pari de milliardaire (1962) TV episode (novel)
  78. "Shirley Temple's Storybook" (2 episodes, 1960)
    ... aka Shirley Temple Storybook Collection (USA: DVD box title)
    ... aka Shirley Temple Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Shirley Temple Show (USA: second season title)
        - The Prince and the Pauper (1960) TV episode (novel)
        - Tom and Huck (1960) TV episode (characters)
  79. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (7 episodes, 1960)
        - Lost and Found (1960) TV episode (novel)
        - Buried Treasure (1960) TV episode (novel)
        - Noble Tom (1960) TV episode (novel)
        - Gone But Not Forgotten (1960) TV episode (novel)
        - The Saving of Muff Potter (1960) TV episode (novel)
          (2 more)
  80. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960) (novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn")
    ... aka Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' (USA: complete title)
  81. "Startime" (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Ford Startime
    ... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
        - Tennessee Ernie Ford Meets King Arthur (1960) TV episode (novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court")
  82. "Mel-O-Toons" (1 episode)
        - Tom Sawyer (????) TV episode (story)
  83. "O Príncipe e o Pobre" (1960) TV series (novel "The Prince and the Pauper")

  84. O Roubo do Elefante Branco (1959) (TV) (novel)
  85. "Aventuras de Tom Sawyer" (1958) TV series (novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer")
  86. "The United States Steel Hour" (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
    ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
        - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1957) TV episode (story)
        - Tom Sawyer (1956) TV episode (novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer")
  87. "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Prince and the Pauper (1957) TV episode (novel) (story)
  88. "Climax!" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1955) TV episode (novel)
  89. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1955) (TV) (story)
  90. A Connecticut Yankee (1955) (TV) (story)
  91. "Die Galerie der großen Detektive" (1 episode, 1955)
        - David Wilson sammelt Spuren (1955) TV episode (novel "Pudd'nhead Wilson")
  92. Light's Diamond Jubilee (1954) (TV) (story)
  93. "Your Favorite Story" (1 episode, 1954)
        - Dividing Line (1954) TV episode (story)
  94. The Million Pound Note (1954) (story "The Million Pound Bank Note")
    ... aka Man with a Million (USA)
  95. "Studio One" (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
    ... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1952) TV episode (novel) (as Samuel Clemens)
  96. "CBS Television Workshop" (1 episode, 1952)
        - Tom Sawyer, the Glorious Whitewasher (1952) TV episode (novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer")

  97. "Your Show Time" (1 episode, 1949)
        - The Million Pound Bank Note (1949) TV episode (short story)
  98. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) (novel "A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court")
    ... aka A Yankee in King Arthur's Court (UK)
  99. Best Man Wins (1948) (story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County")
  100. Prints i nishchiy (1943) (novel "The Prince and the Pauper")
    ... aka The Prince and the Pauper (International: English title)

  101. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) (novel)
    ... aka Huckleberry Finn (USA: TV title)
  102. Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938) (novel)
  103. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) (novel)
  104. The Prince and the Pauper (1937) (novel "The Prince and the Pauper")
  105. Tom Soyer (1936) (novel)
    ... aka Tom Sawyer (International: English title)
  106. Huckleberry Finn (1931) (novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn")
  107. A Connecticut Yankee (1931) (novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court")
    ... aka The Yankee at King Arthur's Court (UK)
  108. Tom Sawyer (1930) (novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer")

  109. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1921) (novel)
  110. Prinz und Bettelknabe (1920) (novel "The Prince and the Pauper")
    ... aka Seine Majestat das Bettelkind
    ... aka The Prince and the Pauper (USA)
  111. Huckleberry Finn (1920) (novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn")

  112. Huck and Tom (1918) (novels "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; Huckleberry Finn")
  113. Tom Sawyer (1917) (novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer")
  114. Pudd'nhead Wilson (1916) (novel)
  115. The Prince and the Pauper (1915) (novel)
  116. Science (1911) (story "A Dog's Tale")

  117. The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period (1909) (story)
    ... aka The Death Disc (USA: short title)
  118. The Prince and the Pauper (1909) (novel)
  119. Tom Sawyer (1907) (writer)
Actor:
  1. The Prince and the Pauper (1909) (as Samuel Clemens)
  2. A Curious Dream (1907)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (1972) (creator: Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn) (uncredited)
Archive Footage:
  1. "The American Future: A History"
        - American War (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  2. Mark Twain (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  3. "Modern Marvels"
        - Silver Mines (1995) TV episode .... Himself
  4. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg (1980) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  5. "Biography"
        - Mark Twain (????) TV episode .... Himself


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(1896) Novel: "Joan of Arc" more
Publicity Listings:
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