We had the pleasure of seeing Hal as Twain twice at the Orpheum Theater in
Omaha, Nebraska.

I don't know if he said this on either of those occasions, but it stuck
with me: *"Why I've been Mark Twain longer than Mark Twain was Mark Twain."*

Charles Cogar
Louisiana Missouri

On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 7:41 AM John R. Pascal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/theater/hal-holbrook-dead.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage
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> Thank God six classes of The Writings of Mark Twain got to know him.  One
> class got to meet him.
> Future classes will continue to study and appreciate him.
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> John R. Pascal, M.B.A., M.A.
> Teacher of 9th, 11th Grade English Honors, & The Writings of Mark Twain
> Honors
> Seton Hall Preparatory School
> Contributing Author to Mark Twain and Youth