Dangerous Intimacy: The Untold Story of Mark Twain's Final Years

Summary Dangerous Intimacy reveals how Mark Twain, after his wife's death, enjoyed the attentions of Isabel Lyon, his flirtatious and calculating secretary. With the help of Twain's assistant, Ralph Ashcroft, Lyon exiled Twain's daughter Jean, an epileptic, to a sanitarium and nearly succeeded in assuming complete control over Twain's household and estate. Based on the book by Karen Lystra and an unpublished Twain manuscript. View more details

Dangerous Intimacy: The Untold Story of Mark Twain's Final Years

Directed : Richard Altomonte

Written : Richard Altomonte

Stars : Leer Leary Bob Cudmore

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Genres : Biography Documentary

Release date : Mar 14, 2011

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Summary Dangerous Intimacy reveals how Mark Twain, after his wife's death, enjoyed the attentions of Isabel Lyon, his flirtatious and calculating secretary. With the help of Twain's assistant, Ralph Ashcroft, Lyon exiled Twain's daughter Jean, an epileptic, to a sanitarium and nearly succeeded in assuming complete control over Twain's household and estate. Based on the book by Karen Lystra and an unpublished Twain manuscript. View more details

Details

Genres : Biography Documentary

Release date : Mar 14, 2011

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

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