I'll be seeing the movie this Sunday.

I always thought the young Jeff Bridges looked like the young Samuel
Clemens.  I
don't know how well he'd do as the older Mark Twain, but he has won Oscars.

I can't think of anyone who had a more interesting and varied life than
Mark Twain.
Right now I'm learning more about him when he went over to Hawaii and wrote
articles for the Sacramento Union.  I plan to brag that
my town prodded him towards his travel writing and lecturing careers

Arianne Laidlaw

On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Harold Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> speaking of the Lincoln Of Our Lit.:
>
> I was seriously blown away by the look and feel, and portrayal of Lincoln
> by Daniel Day Lewis.  it was just short of uncanny.  I am not sure if an
> American icon has ever been portrayed as effectively/ acted out so
> convincingly -- simply, just "looked" like the person, or at least how I'd
> imagine him.  WOW.  just give him the Oscar right now, it was awesome...
>
> I'd be interested if anyone had the same feelings.  I think the bar has
> been set so high with this performance, I cannot see even trying to get
> someone to act Mark Twain in a film of such magnitude.  Thoughts??
>
> -hb
>
> --
> Harold K. Bush, Ph.D
> Professor of English
> Saint Louis University
> St. Louis, MO  63108
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>



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Arianne Laidlaw A '58