Kevin, where may we send condolences? Jocelyn Sent from my iPad On Jan 1, 2011, at 11:56 AM, "Kevin J. Bochynski" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > We wanted to share the news of the passing of Bill Erwin, a valued friend > and long-time member of the Mark Twain Forum. Bill died at the age of 96 on > December 29, 2010, at his home in Studio City, CA. Many Forum members may > remember Bill from the 2001 conference at Elmira. He officially retired from > acting at 91 after a career that spanned seven decades. Bill was an avid > reader and lover of Mark Twain and appeared many times as Twain in print and > in > television ads. He also played "Harvey Wilks" in the 1975 TV-movie, > "Huckleberry Finn." Bill wrote, produced, and starred in the 1997 one-man > show, "Twisted Twain." > > Though it is hard to lose a wonderful friend at any age, we are comforted to > know that Bill had a great life. When asked, he always responded that the > accomplishment of which he was most proud was his loving family. > > Kevin and Pegge Bochynski