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
> >
>