What a treasure.  I was even entertained by the flashes.  Good job and
thanks for sharing.  I wonder when he met Nina and actually spent time with
her, which I read somewhere in the last few days.  I also wonder if
Holbrook transcribed those 30 pages of notes he took after talking to Clara!

Grateful,
Arianne Laidlaw


On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Tracy Wuster <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> In Elmira, almost five years ago now, Hal Holbrook stood at the site of the
> study and told stories--in the dark, except for the light of cigars--to the
> delight and awe of everyone there.  I thought to myself: my new camera has
> a movie option I haven't tried, might as well see how it works.
>
> I posted those videos (really audio files with brief flashes), along with
> an audio snippet of Holbrook (via Pat Ober) talking during the conference
> panel, at the following site:
>
> http://humorinamerica.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/happy-birthday-hal-holbrook/
>
> I don't think he discusses Nina, but he does tell of meeting Clara.  Enjoy.
>
> Tracy
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 9:52 AM, Heather Morgan <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Some 5 years ago I read a brief article, on the Internet, about Nina's=20
> > supposed illegitimate daughter, but there was no confirmation, no=20
> > details, nothing to help further research, so I did not pursue it. I
> am=20
> > very interested in this latest=C2=A0discovery. It=C2=A0always seemed such
> > a=
> >  sad=20
> > end to the grand story of the=C2=A0life of Samuel Clemens, to discover
> the=
> > =20
> > line just simply=C2=A0vanished in such an unhappy way with the death of
> > Nin=
> > a.
> > =C2=A0
> > I'm looking forward to the book!
> > =C2=A0
> > Heather.
> > =C2=A0
> > PS Laura=C2=A0- I have finally =C2=A0gotten around to reading "Mark
> > Twain's=
> >  Other=20
> > Woman" and I am loving it. Thanks so much!
> > =C2=A0
> > =C2=A0On Mon, Jun 02, 2014 at 10:57 PM, Arianne wrote:
> > =C2=A0
> > =C2=A0> Oh, I hope Holbreook's memories have been written down somewhere.
> > > I didn't know he'd met Nina.
> > > Arianne
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 5:34 AM, Hal Bush  wrote:
> > >
> > >> wow!  thanks for this link, it's a shocker.  I'm very intrigued...
> > >> interesting that it comes just as we are all thinking about Hal=20
> > >> Holbrook,
> > >> since I recall those poignant stories he told us about meeting=20
> > >> Clara...and
> > >> Nina, right?? anyone else remember those??
> > >>
> > >> -hb
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 6:38 PM, Arianne  wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> I used to fantasize about writing a story about a daughter Mark=20
> > >>> Twain
> > >>> created while he was in Nevada.  Had a good time explaining to=20
> > >>> myself why
> > >>> he only returned to the west coast once, if that was so,   I
> mourned=20
> > >>> that
> > >>> fact that he had no real life descendents,  So the possibility
> > >>> ourlined below interests me.  Also enjoyed seeing picture of Nina=20
> > >>> and her
> > >>> mother, Clara.  Both beautiful women!.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>=20
> > >>
> >
> http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2014/05/31/womans-famil=
> > y-search-leads-mark-twain/9825561/
> > >>>
> > >>> --
> > >>> Arianne Laidlaw
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Prof. Harold K. Bush
> > >> Professor of English
> > >> 3800 Lindell
> > >> Saint Louis University
> > >> St. Louis, MO  63108
> > >> 314-977-3616 (w); 314-771-6795 (h)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --=20
> > > Arianne Laidlaw A '58
> > >
> >
>



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Arianne Laidlaw A '58