Lots of imagery in this thread. Thanks to all for keeping it fertile Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 2, 2014, at 2:41 PM, Barbara Schmidt <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I wish I could say positively that Claude Beuchotte is the butler in > the film. But thus far, it is only a possibility. Same goes for the > photos of men helping transport Clemens from the boat returning from > Bermuda. I have traced Beuchotte's career through historical records > and newspaper ads he published for various hotel establishments. > After 1941 he seems to disappear from pubic records. At one time I > was in contact with a Beuchotte family member -- but no pictures > available from that source. Claude worked for the Henry Rogers family > after Twain's death. But so far, nothing from that angle either. > Claude Beuchotte appears to have been the perfect butler -- strict > confidentiality and leaving no written records (or personal family > correspondence) to be found. So, if there is one thing to put at the > top of Cindy's wish list -- how about the butler's personal tell-all > diary. > > Barb