Nah. His suit and mannerisms suggest a different occupation. On Sep 10, 2013, at 1:37 AM, Scott Holmes wrote: > Is it possible he was just a member of the film crew that was sent on an > errand to get the hat. > > On Mon, 2013-09-09 at 22:13 -0500, Barbara Schmidt wrote: >> I have tried over the years to identify the male, possibly a member of >> the household staff, who appears in that video. Without success. My >> two possible suspects were (1) Horace Hazen of Redding, CT. (b. 1890 >> - d. 1930) described as tall, slender, gray eyes and brown hair on his >> WW I draft registration; he would have been about 19 years old in 1909 >> and (2) Claude J. Beuchotte (b. 1877), the last butler employed by >> Clemens who also accompanied him to Bermuda and was in his employ at >> the time of Clemens's death. He would have been about 32 years old in >> 1909. Unfortunately, I have found no photographs of either for >> comparsion to the Edison footage. Photos of Hazen should be found in >> Redding -- somewhere. >> >> There are still photos of men carrying Clemens off the ship from >> Bermuda in 1910, but they have on hats and it is impossible to say any >> are the same male in the Edison film. For now, Claude Beuchotte still >> remains much of a mystery. He worked for the family of Henry Rogers >> after Clemens's death and there are no known memoirs or letters from >> him to his family in France (or elsewhere) that have been found. His >> date and place of death have not been established although he may have >> died in NY after 1941. >> >> Barb Alan Kitty 609-219-9339 [log in to unmask] www.marktwainslaststand.com