Although Twain's not in The Big Lebowski, the Cohen Brothers have said that the Stranger (played by Sam Elliot) was in part inspired by the "old earthiness of a Mark Twain."





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 From: Hal Bush <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 10:20 AM
Subject: Mark Twain in pop culture
 

OK, here goes;  have you all seen this useful listing??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain_in_popular_culture

Among the highlights:  Bonanza (3 episodes). Tom Petty; and everyone's
holiday favorite:  It's a Wonderful Life (book, not character).  O yeah, I
love the scene in Pleasantville (not listed here) where the pages of HF
magically appear and the world begins to show color.

(I should be preparing syllabi right now but it's hard, friends; it's very
hard . . . . )

-hb


On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 8:52 AM, doug bridges <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Twain was in an episode of Death Valley Days once....it concerned a man
> considering suicide who did not commit the deed....he later became the
> famous author, Mark Twain.
>



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