Comments on: Mark Twain Captured on Film by Thomas Edison (1909) http://www.openculture.com/2010/03/mark_twain_captured_on_film_by_thomas_edison_1909.html The best free cultural & educational media on the web Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:45:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: sans http://www.openculture.com/2010/03/mark_twain_captured_on_film_by_thomas_edison_1909.html#comment-13945 sans Mon, 24 May 2010 17:47:54 +0000 http://www.openculture.com/?p=7815#comment-13945 The first comment by 'Mac' shows how information can be misused. To throw out a comment that is so obviously wrong about all of Twain's daughters dying before their father is downright misleading and the poster should check his facts before posting such a cavalier remark. If he were talking about the Bronte sisters - Charlotte, Emily and Ann - he would be right since all three sisters died before their father. sheesh. The first comment by ‘Mac’ shows how information can be misused. To throw out a comment that is so obviously wrong about all of Twain’s daughters dying before their father is downright misleading and the poster should check his facts before posting such a cavalier remark. If he were talking about the Bronte sisters – Charlotte, Emily and Ann – he would be right since all three sisters died before their father. sheesh.

]]> By: swa http://www.openculture.com/2010/03/mark_twain_captured_on_film_by_thomas_edison_1909.html#comment-13332 swa Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:21:58 +0000 http://www.openculture.com/?p=7815#comment-13332 Thank you for sourcing and referencing this rare footage. I love Huckleberry Finn and The adventures of Tom Sawyer. I re-read them since childhood at 27 years of age again and enjoyed it tremendously. I'm sure I'll read it once again for my children and their children and enjoy it again, when that time arrives. Thank you Swa. Thank you for sourcing and referencing this rare footage.
I love Huckleberry Finn and The adventures of Tom Sawyer. I re-read them since childhood at 27 years of age again and enjoyed it tremendously.
I’m sure I’ll read it once again for my children and their children and enjoy it again, when that time arrives.

Thank you

Swa.

]]> By: Eli Bildirici http://www.openculture.com/2010/03/mark_twain_captured_on_film_by_thomas_edison_1909.html#comment-13197 Eli Bildirici Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:14:17 +0000 http://www.openculture.com/?p=7815#comment-13197 According to the wiki, the "only known footage" of Twain was in the two-reel film "The Prince and the Pauper", in 1905; so I guess both claims are wrong, and someone should amend the wiki and this article to that effect. See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain#Love_of_science_and_technology The source of the article leads to a Google Books link that I can't read, however. According to the wiki, the “only known footage” of Twain was in the two-reel film “The Prince and the Pauper”, in 1905; so I guess both claims are wrong, and someone should amend the wiki and this article to that effect.

See here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain#Love_of_science_and_technology

The source of the article leads to a Google Books link that I can’t read, however.

]]> By: DanaSuz http://www.openculture.com/2010/03/mark_twain_captured_on_film_by_thomas_edison_1909.html#comment-13194 DanaSuz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:25:50 +0000 http://www.openculture.com/?p=7815#comment-13194 Two of the daughters were alive at this time according to the Mark Twain House Museum. This is remarkable footage! THANK YOU! http://www.marktwainhouse.org/theman/bio.shtml "In 1903, after living in New York City for three years, Livy became ill and Sam and his wife returned to Italy where she died a year later. After her death, Sam lived in New York until 1908 when he moved into his last house, "Stormfield", in Redding, Connecticut. In 1909, his middle daughter Clara was married. In the same year Jean, the youngest daughter, died from an epileptic seizure. Four months later on April 21, 1910, Sam Clemens died at the age of 74." Two of the daughters were alive at this time according to the Mark Twain House Museum. This is remarkable footage! THANK YOU!

http://www.marktwainhouse.org/theman/bio.shtml
“In 1903, after living in New York City for three years, Livy became ill and Sam and his wife returned to Italy where she died a year later. After her death, Sam lived in New York until 1908 when he moved into his last house, “Stormfield”, in Redding, Connecticut. In 1909, his middle daughter Clara was married. In the same year Jean, the youngest daughter, died from an epileptic seizure. Four months later on April 21, 1910, Sam Clemens died at the age of 74.”

]]> By: Dan Colman http://www.openculture.com/2010/03/mark_twain_captured_on_film_by_thomas_edison_1909.html#comment-13193 Dan Colman Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:55:10 +0000 http://www.openculture.com/?p=7815#comment-13193 Wikipedia has Clara living until 1962 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Clemens and Jean living until December 24, 1909. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Clemens That would make it possible for both to be in the film, I guess. But I obviously can't vouch for it. If anyone else has some insights, they're certainly appreciated. Dan Wikipedia has Clara living until 1962

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Clemens

and Jean living until December 24, 1909.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Clemens

That would make it possible for both to be in the film, I guess. But I obviously can’t vouch for it.

If anyone else has some insights, they’re certainly appreciated.

Dan

]]> By: Mac http://www.openculture.com/2010/03/mark_twain_captured_on_film_by_thomas_edison_1909.html#comment-13192 Mac Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:42:55 +0000 http://www.openculture.com/?p=7815#comment-13192 The young girls pictured with M.T. would not be his daughters.All three of his daughters died before their father. Twain,however,did befriended many children in his later years. The young girls pictured with M.T. would not be his daughters.All three of his daughters died before their father. Twain,however,did befriended many children in his later years.

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