At a lecture a few years ago given by Laura Trombley, author of MARK TWAIN'S OTHER WOMAN, I recall her telling a story about Clara and her daughter living in Hollywood/Los Angeles, where she still kept many of her father's papers.  A young college student was hired to help organize the papers--his name Hal Holbrook.


Brad Williams

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Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 12:28:11 PM
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re: Google featuring Mark Twain.

They did actually (back in 2011), but it's been a while. I only remember
because when a friend of mine started at Google (in 2007), I made him pass
on the suggestion. And, when they finally did honor Twain, my buddy sent me
an email saying, "well, it took 4 years or so, but there you go..."

http://www.google.com/doodles/mark-twains-176th-birthday

Best,

Michael

On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 2:16 PM, Arianela . <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Come to think of it, I'm shocked that Google hasn't featured Mark
> Twain on his birthday.  What's wrong with them?
> Arianne Laidlaw
> PS  I gave a talk recently at my local book Collector's club just as I
> did last year, also in November.  They've decided to have a Mark Twain
> night each year.  They produced a wonderful little book giving
> transcriptions of talks we gave last year.  After my longer one,
> anyone could get up and talk for five minutes.  What is surprising is
> how interesting everybody was so the book is a gem.  Editors included
> lots of photographs and informative links.  I think Mark Twain schools
> would find it fascinated.  One photo features one of those here in
> Sacramento, photoshopping its frog logo into a larger version on the
> school's sidewalk.  One guy talked about an accidental trip to Elmira
> so that he saw Mark Twain's grave.  The editors added photos and I
> learned something I didn't know.  That the TALL marker is two fathoms
> tall, Mark Twain.
>
> Arianne Laidlaw
>
> On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 6:05 AM, Terry Ballard <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > I had read that Holbrook was vetted not only by Clara, but by Isabel
> Lyons.
> > If true, that means that Holbrook's voice is the nearest thing we will
> ever
> > have to a recording of Twain. PS, Happy birthday, Mark Twain. You are 180
> > and your words are as inspiring as ever to people living in this troubled
> > world.
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 12:38 AM, Susan Bailey <
> [log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Carl, when I saw him last year at Hartford I was so engrossed in his
> >> performance that I thought I was seeing Twain on the stage.  He is a
> >> magnificent actor. In the scene where he falls asleep in the chair, I
> was
> >> just hoping one of the stage hands would wake him up!
> >>
> >> I know he met with Clara once and I believe she was ill at the time.  I
> >> think her second husband, Jacques Samossoud set it up.
> >>
> >> In the fall of 1965, a few months before she died in January 1966, Nina
> saw
> >> his show at least once when he was playing in the desert near Los
> Angeles.
> >>
> >> Susan Bailey
> >> Co author
> >> The Twain Shall Meet
> >> <
> >>
> http://www.amazon.com/Twain-Shall-Meet-Granddaughter-Gabrilowitsch/dp/1499799497/ref=sr_1_1/191-7847938-3534132?ie=UTF8&qid=1415889321&sr=8-1&keywords=the+twain+shall+meet+susan+bailey
> >> >
> >> Twain Page <https://www.facebook.com/marktwainsgranddaughter>
> >> www.marktwainonline.com<http://www.marktwainonline.com>
> >> Greenville, SC
> >>
> >> On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 7:43 PM, Carl J. Chimi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Folks,
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > The other day I watched an old Dirty Harry movie, Magnum Force,
> wherein
> >> Hal
> >> > Holbrook plays a crooked cop. That made me realize that I haven't ever
> >> seen
> >> > his 1967 taped production of Mark Twain Tonight.  I saw him perform it
> >> live
> >> > in Boston when I was young, in 1973 and maybe 1979.  I remember being
> >> > mesmerized and thrilled to see a live representation of my hero on a
> >> stage.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I downloaded and watched the 1967 Mark Twain Tonight just now.  I was
> >> blown
> >> > away with how good Hal Holbrook was.  The makeup was amazing for 1967;
> >> > although he doesn't look exactly like the 70-year-old Mark Twain, his
> own
> >> > Hal Holbrook look seems to nearly disappear within the Mark Twain
> >> persona.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Even when he was recreating well known stories such as The Golden
> Arm, he
> >> > still managed to completely hold my short little span of attention by
> his
> >> > use of unexpected sounds and voices, and with his impeccable timing.
> His
> >> > take on Jim Blaine was just hilarious, and somehow made me feel it is
> a
> >> > quintessential American story.  His more serious remarks were well
> chosen
> >> > for 1967 and for any time after that, too.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > In short, a true masterpiece of acting.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Does anyone know if Clara or her daughter ever saw Holbrook perform
> Mark
> >> > Twain?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Regards,
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Carl
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> >
> > Terry Ballard
> > Author and Leisure Studies Manager
> > http://www.terryballard.org
> > Author of the book "Google this" http://googlethis.com
> > <http://googlethisforlibraries.com/>
> >
> > "My memory has a mind of its own."
>
>
>
> --
> Arianne Laidlaw A '58
>