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Mark Twain(1835-1910)

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Mark Twain
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Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri in 1835, grew up in Hannibal. He was a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River. Throughout his career, Twain served as a writer, lecturer, reporter, editor, printer, and prospector. Twain took his pen name from an alert cry used on his steamboat - "by the mark, twain".
BornNovember 30, 1835
DiedApril 21, 1910(74)
BornNovember 30, 1835
DiedApril 21, 1910(74)
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Harry Myers and Mark Twain in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1921)
Charles Clary, William V. Mong, Harry Myers, Pauline Starke, Rosemary Theby, and Mark Twain in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1921)

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Lionizing Murderers
  • Writer
    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    • Writer
      Tom Sawyer
      • Writer
        Huckleberry Finn
        • Writer

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          Writer

          • Huckleberry Finn
            • novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
            • Pre-production
          • Die Tagebücher von Adam und Eva (2023)
            Die Tagebücher von Adam und Eva
            • Writer
            • 2023
          • Classic Audiobook Collection
            • Writer
            • Podcast Series
            • 2022
          • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (2021)
            The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
            • Writer
            • Video
            • 2021
          • O prigipas ki o ftohos (2021)
            O prigipas ki o ftohos
            • novel: The Prince and the Pauper
            • TV Movie
            • 2021
          • Brody Behr and Will T. Wamba in Huckleberry Finn: A Close Place (2020)
            Huckleberry Finn: A Close Place
            • Based on the novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by
            • Short
            • 2020
          • Tom Sawyer (2020)
            Tom Sawyer
            • based on a book by
            • TV Series
            • 2020
          • Super Science Showcase (2019)
            Super Science Showcase
            • characters: Tom and Huck Segment
            • 2019
          • Day of the Stranger (2019)
            Day of the Stranger
            • based on the original short story by
            • 2019
          • The Adventures of Thomasina Sawyer (2018)
            The Adventures of Thomasina Sawyer
            • based on the novel by
            • 2018
          • I riassuntini (2018)
            I riassuntini
            • based on the novel by (2020)
            • TV Series
            • 2018
          • Kyle Gallner, Matthew Gray Gubler, Adam Nee, and Melissa Benoist in Band of Robbers (2015)
            Band of Robbers
            • novels "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
            • 2015
          • 88 Days in the Mother Lode: Mark Twain Finds His Voice (2015)
            88 Days in the Mother Lode: Mark Twain Finds His Voice
            • writer
            • 2015
          • Joel Courtney and Jake T. Austin in Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn (2014)
            Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn
            • novel
            • 2014
          • Ron Bowen in Mark Twain's the Captain's Story (2014)
            Mark Twain's the Captain's Story
            • original story
            • Short
            • 2014
          • Mark Twain's Bad Boy Without Grief
            • story "The Story of the Bad Little Boy Who Didn't Come to Grief"
            • Short
            • 2013

          Actor

          • The Prince and the Pauper
            • (as Samuel Clemens)
            • Short
            • 1909
          • A Curious Dream
            • Mark Twain
            • Short
            • 1907

          Additional Crew

          • Sean Connery, Jason Flemyng, Tony Curran, Naseeruddin Shah, Stuart Townsend, Shane West, and Peta Wilson in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
            The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
            • creator: Tom Sawyer (uncredited)
            • 2003
          • Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (1972)
            Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny
            • creator: Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (uncredited)
            • 1972
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            • Mark Twain Project
            • Official site (CMG Worldwide)
          • Alternative names
            • Samuel Clemens
          • Height
            • 5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
          • Born
            • November 30, 1835
            • Florida, Missouri, USA
          • Died
            • April 21, 1910
            • Redding, Connecticut, USA(angina pectoris)
          • Spouse
            • Olivia LangdonFebruary 2, 1870 - June 5, 1904 (her death, 4 children)
          • Other works
            Novel: "Joan of Arc"
          • Publicity listings
            • 4 Biographical Movies
            • 26 Print Biographies
            • 31 Portrayals
            • 8 Articles
            • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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          • Trivia
            He was born in a year when Halley's Comet appeared (1835), and died the year the comet returned (1910).
          • Quotes
            I have been told that Wagner's [Richard Wagner] music is better than it sounds.
          • Trademarks
              Characters often hail from Mississippi
          • Nickname
            • Sam

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