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Mark Twain

Journalist / Novelist / Teacher / Humorist / Writer | * 11/30/1835 († 74, 04/21/1910) | Florida, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." Twain also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894), and co-wrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner. Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which later provided the setting for both Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. He served an apprenticeship with a printer early in his career, and then worked as a typesetter, contributing article... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Adventure | Kids & Family | Comedies

Awards & Nominations for Mark Twain

Honorary Doctor of The Yale University Member of The Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame Member of The Nevada Writers Hall of Fame
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Movies with Mark Twain as Actor(2)

as Story1911 Science
as (as Samuel Clemens)1909 The Prince and the Pauper

Movies with Mark Twain as Crew(75)

Writing/Novel2023 The Diaries of Adam and Eve
Writing/Novel2016 Band of Robbers
Writing/Characters2016 Band of Robbers
Writing/Writer2014 Láska na vlásku
Writing/Novel2012 The Adventures of Huck Finn
Writing/Novel2012 Tom and Huck
Writing/Novel2011 Tom Sawyer
Writing/Writers' Assistant2004 Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper
Writing/Writer2002 Roughing It
Writing/Novel2000 The Prince and the Pauper
Writing/Writer2000 The Million Dollar Kid
Writing/Novel1999 The Prince and the Surfer
Writing/Novel1998 A Knight in Camelot
Writing/Novel1998 Ava's Magical Adventure
Writing/Writer1995 Charlie's Ghost Story
Writing/Novel1995 Tom and Huck
Writing/Novel1994 Huck and the King of Hearts
Writing/Story1994 A Million to Juan
Writing/Novel1993 The Adventures of Huck Finn
Writing/Original Story1991 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Writing/Writer1990 The Prince and the Pauper
Writing/Novel1989 Philipp Traum
Writing/Writer1985 The Adventures of Mark Twain
Writing/Writer1982 The Mysterious Stranger
Writing/Novel1977 The Prince and the Pauper
Writing/Novel1976 Boys Will Be Boys
Writing/Novel1975 Huckleberry Finn
Writing/Novel1974 Huckleberry Finn
Writing/Novel1973 Tom Sawyer
Writing/Novel1973 Hopelessly Lost
Writing/Novel1973 Tom Sawyer
Writing/Novel1972 The Prince and the Pauper
Writing/Novel1972 The Prince and the Pauper
Writing/Novel1969 Adventures of Juliancito
Writing/Novel1968 The Death of Joe the Indian
Writing/Novel1967 Huckleberry Finn
Writing/Writer1966 Prinz und Betteljunge
Writing/Short Story1965 Dědictví na úvěr
Writing/Original Story1962 The Prince and the Pauper
Writing/Story1954 The Million Pound Note
Writing/Novel1948 Best Man Wins
Writing/Novel1942 The Prince and the Pauper
Writing/Novel1937 Tom Soyer
Writing/Novel1937 The Prince and the Pauper
Writing/Novel1931 Huckleberry Finn
Writing/Novel1931 A Connecticut Yankee
Writing/Novel1930 Tom Sawyer
Writing/Novel1920 Huckleberry Finn
Writing/Novel1920 Prinz und Bettelknabe
Writing/Novel1918 Huck and Tom
Writing/Novel1917 Tom Sawyer
Writing/Story1911 Science
Writing/Novel1909 The Prince and the Pauper

TV Shows/Series with Mark Twain as Crew(7)

Creator/Creator1994 The Adventures of Huck Finn
Writing/Novel1971 Princ a chuďas
Writing/Short Story1971 Theatre Macabre
Writing/Short Story1969 Úsměvy světa
Writing/Novel1957 DuPont Show of the Month
Writing/Story1957 DuPont Show of the Month

Full Name: Samuel Mark Twain
Born: Monday, 11/30 1835 (November) in Florida, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 04/21 1910 (April) in Redding (aged: 74)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: German (DE), English (EN)
Educated at: Cascadilla School
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Letters
Spouses (current/former): Olivia Langdon Clemens
Children: Susy Clemens, Clara Clemens, Jean Clemens
Siblings: Orion Clemens
Father: John Marshall Clemens
Mother: Jane Lampton Clemens
Other names for Mark Twain (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Марк Твен"
"Samuel Langhorne Clemens"
"Samuel Clemens"
"Sieur Louis de Conte" (Pseudonym)
"Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass" (Pseudonym)
Mark Twain frequently works together with these people:
Čestmír Řanda (5x, Actor)
Jo Kastner (5x, Crew)
Stephen Sommers (4x, Crew)
Adam Nee (4x, Crew)
Kelley Baker (4x, Crew)
Edythe Chapman (3x, Actress)
Norbert Lechner (3x, Crew)
Steven Paul (3x, Crew)
Cornelius Conrad (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:494353, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 03/26/2024