Description:
Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri in 1835, grew up in Hannibal. He was a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River. Throughout his career, Twain served as a writer, lecturer, reporter, editor, printer, and prospector. Twain took his pen name from an alert cry used on his steamboat - "by the mark, twain".
Birthday
November 30, 1835
Born In
Florida, Missouri, USA
Alternative names
Samuel Clemens
, Marck Twain
Height
174 cm
Spouse/Ex-
Olivia Langdon February 2, 1870 - June 5, 1904 (her death)
Children
Clara Clemens
Trivia
He was born in a year when Halley's Comet appeared (1835), and died the year the comet returned (1910).
Quotes
I have been told that Wagner's [Richard Wagner] music is better than it
sounds.
Nickname
Sam
Trademarks
Characters often hail from Mississippi
