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Mark Twain Tonight!

Mark Twain Tonight!

Comedy, Drama

1h 18m

March 6, 1967 (58 years ago)

Overview

Recreating the one-man show he starred in on Broadway, Hal Holbrook portrays Mark Twain as a 70-year old humorist who skewers politicians, newspapermen and so-called patriots in this 90 minute monologue. Holbrook adapted Twain's own words for a commentary on slavery, religion and politics, mixing the satire with comic yarns about life on the Mississippi and a very effective ghost story. The show's highlight are the lengthy passages from "Huckleberry Finn".

ActorAge thenAge now
Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)

Birthday: February 17, 1925

42 January 23, 2021 (95)