Carl,Unimpeachable source, no doubt, but which one of the three Mark Twains who appeared on "Bonanza" was this? Howard Duff in the first season? William Challee in 1966? Or Ken Howard in the last season (and Howard was so tall, they had to shoot all of his scenes with the Cartwrights with him sitting down).
 

    On Friday, February 24, 2017 1:49 PM, Carl J. Chimi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
 

 Yup, dead wrong.

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How do I know?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D4GYRGafQ7SI

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Yup, a 1959 episode of Bonanza gives the full account of how the =
Cartwright clan helped (an oddly mid-40s guy who in no way resembles the =
actual young Sam Clemens) the young reporter to come up with his pen =
name.

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It must be historically accurate because it is a TV western, and they =
knew a lot more about historical facts then than we do nowadays.

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Sorry you went through all that effort, Kevin, but Hoss beat you to it!

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Carl

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