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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHal Holbrook, 92, still touring as Mark Twain, a straight shooter.
After portraying inimitable author Samuel Clemens onstage for the past 63 years, actor Hal Holbrook, 92, isn't going to stop touring his one-man show MARK TWAIN TONIGHT. And, as he recently admitted, the reason is simple: he likes him. 'In a world that lies 90 percent of the time, Mark Twain tells the truth, about who we are, what we are as human beings, what our country is like. His remarks are more appropriate than ever. He never becomes dated."
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Hal Holbrook, 92, still touring as Mark Twain, a straight shooter. (Original Post)
jodymarie aimee
Mar 2017
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world wide wally
(21,743 posts)1. I saw this n PBS years ago and laughed my ass off.
I wish they would replay it
LoisB
(7,206 posts)7. There is a dvd of it. I'm relatively certain I got mine directly from PBS.
liberal N proud
(60,334 posts)2. Saw him doing this live several years ago
Great performance.
CherokeeDem
(3,709 posts)4. I saw him as Mark Twain....
live as well. It was excellent.
bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)3. I thought he died 10 years ago.
Skittles
(153,160 posts)5. love him
excellent actor, nice guy
Brother Buzz
(36,427 posts)6. Cripes, I caught his performance forty years ago
Mendocino
(7,488 posts)11. I too saw his Mark Twain live,
in 1975, our Seniors English class went. Great performance and he made himself available for a meet and greet.
pokerfan
(27,677 posts)8. On Lies and Slavery
Kimchijeon
(1,606 posts)9. Damn, he is really admirable. Much respect to Hal Holbrook.
Lochloosa
(16,064 posts)10. The reviews are pretty bad.
People that have seen him many times said he should stop now.