Jean Clemens was found dead by Katy Leary on the morning of Christmas
Eve, 1909 at her home in Stormfield, where she had lived for the last 8
months of her life.
Edison may have filmed the walk around the house, and the tea, as he was
a friend of Twain's and may well have visited the house. I will check in
Twain's Guestbook.
I have taken a few people around Stormfield when I was Director of the
Mark Library. It is a lovely home in a beautiful spot, and there are
still a few original parts, including the basement to the house. It is
now to be sold, and the wonderful people who own it, will be gone. I can
only hope that whoever buys it will have the same love and understanding
of the Mark Twain heritage in Redding.
Heather Morgan.
On Mon, Sep 09, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Alan Kitty wrote:
> He died in April 1910. Jean died Christmas 1909.=20
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Sep 9, 2013, at 10:06 AM, "Carl J. Chimi" wrote:
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>> It's also funny that it is labeled as being filmed by Thomas Edison.
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>> On Sep 9, 2013, at 9:36 AM, Kevin Mac Donnell
>>> To: Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2013 6:38 PM
>>> Subject: The only known MT film footage
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>>>> I've seen this before - we probably all have. But, I just ran
>>>> across it
>>>> again and thought is was worth posting.
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>>>> http://www.smithsonianmag.com/video/The-Only-Footage-of-Mark-Twain-in-Ex=
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