hello, A friend of mine just sent this to me, and I was wondering how true this is. Thanks! Mrs. Jules Hojnowski >Jill Morgan wrote: > Hi All > > Does any one know if Samuel Clemens was right or left handed? I have 2 > pictures of signatures of his name and one looks like it is left handed, the > other right handed. >Dear Jill, >Why I thought everyone knew that ol' Mark Twain was ambidextrous and >famous for >writing withering political satire with his right hand and allegorical >tales of >life on the Mississippi with his left. What most people don't know is that he >could do both, simultaneously. For a short time he was considering adding >this >as a part of his stage show, but as "improv" hadn't been invented yet, he >didn't know what to call it and wound up leaving it out. >Always glad to help, >- -Jerry- >Jerry Silverman >Chicago, IL