#MarkTwain "I came in with Halley's Comet. It is coming again, and I expect to go out with it. The Almighty has said, no doubt: 'Now here are these two unaccountable freaks; they came in together, they must go out together.' He died April 21 as it appeared its brightest in 1910.
Comedian Ian Cognito dies on stage during his stand-up show - "When he diedβand by the way he died the death of a salesman, in his in his green velvet slippers in the smoker of New York, New Haven and Hartford, going into Boston ..." @CNN https://t.co/ORdXR1tq5B
#throwbackthursday 1988 clip from Master Class at University of Texas. I have no recollection of purchasing, and offer no excuse for wearing the sweater.
#tbt April 1992 - Evansville, Indiana: Received private message from a young performer I encouraged to follow his talent 27 years ago. He remembered our visit and reached out to say hello. Here's a never completed promotional video from that day. #MarkTwain
Born on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri, Samuel L. Clemens wrote under the pen name Mark Twain and went on to author several novels, including two major classics of American literature: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. #AmericanOriginal
#MarkTwain made special note of Thomas Edison's compliment: "An average American loves his family. If he has any love left over for some other person, he generally selects Mark Twain" - made at an Engineers' Club dinner with Andrew Carnegie.
@dinastavola Who does that? If your conversational skills are so poor that you need to discuss clothing sizes ... Maybe it's time to work on becoming a little more interesting.
To celebrate the 35-year anniversary of 'Mark Twain On Tour,' I've decided to go back on the road with a formal performance tour during the 2019-2020 season -- while I still need stage make-up to look older. @nytimestheater@hartfordcourant@TwainHouse