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. > -- Prof. Harold K. Bush Professor of English 3800 Lindell Saint Louis University St. Louis, MO 63108 314-977-3616 (w); 314-771-6795 (h) <www.slu.edu/x23809.xml>