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Bill Murray To Receive Top Funny Guy Prize, Mark Twain Award

Bill Murray To Receive Top Funny Guy Prize, Mark Twain Award

The legend himself, Bill Murray, is one of the most successful comedy icons to ever graduate from Saturday Night Live. The super-comedian and cultural icon, famous for his unique blend of juvenile glee and jaded sarcasm, is set to be even more firmly entrenched as a comedy star. Later this year, Bill will step up […]

7y ago

Memorial Day Quotes To Remember And Honor Those That Have Given Their Lives For Their Country

Memorial Day Quotes To Remember And Honor Those That Have Given Their Lives For Their Country

On Monday, the world will remember and honor all the service men and women who died protecting and serving their country for Memorial Day. Many see the holiday as a reason for getting some great deals at retail stores or electronics sales. Others look at it as nothing more than a day off and a […]

8y ago

Mark Twain Agrees With High School Banning Of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain Agrees With High School Banning Of Huckleberry Finn

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, a Wynnewood suburban county high school program has taken action on their decision to remove Mark Twain’s book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from their curriculum, due to the offensive language in the book, which according to the principal, Art Hall, makes some of the school’s students feel uncomfortable. “We […]

8y ago

Eddie Murphy Receives Mark Twain Prize For American Humor

Eddie Murphy Receives Mark Twain Prize For American Humor

Actor Eddie Murphy reportedly received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Sunday night. The New York Daily News reports that the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presented the 54-year-old Oscar nominee with the prestigious award during a star-studded ceremony. Eddie Murphy awarded Mark Twain Prize, top prize for humour in the U.S. http://t.co/Gohs34Y5iM […]

8y ago

Terry Gilliam: Monty Python Gags Galore After False Death Report

Terry Gilliam: Monty Python Gags Galore After False Death Report

Monty Python star Terry Gilliam has been reported as having died by Variety magazine. The celebrity lifestyle magazine reported Gilliam’s death and released a pre-written obituary for the only American member of the Monty Python team. The somber tribute began, “[D]irector Terry Gilliam, the only American member of the Monty Python comedy troupe and an […]

8y ago

Mark Twain Had Dark Times Too

Mark Twain Had Dark Times Too

Mark Twain gained his popularity among readers due to his incredible sense of humor. He is known not only for his novels, such as Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, but for his short stories as well. According to the Inquisitr, Bob Hirst, the editor of the Mark Twain Papers and […]

9y ago

Mark Twain: Author’s 150-Year-Old Stories Uncovered

Mark Twain: Author’s 150-Year-Old Stories Uncovered

Mark Twain, originally born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835 in Florida, Missouri (not a typo — it’s an actual thing), is perhaps best known for writing the complementary novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, as well as being an avid abolitionist and opponent of slavery. But now, some of […]

9y ago

Mark Twain: American Vandal, Undying Literary Legend

Mark Twain: American Vandal, Undying Literary Legend

A new biography of Mark Twain (1835-1910) has been published by Harvard University Press. Roy Morris Jr.’s 279-page American Vandal: Mark Twain Abroad takes off at the point when Twain embarked on the cruise ship, The Quaker City, in 1867 when the writer was 31-years-old. From New York City, the vessel carried Twain across the […]

9y ago

Mark Twain Plaque Recovered After Robbery, Police Release Alleged Thief’s Name

Mark Twain Plaque Recovered After Robbery, Police Release Alleged Thief’s Name

In 1937, 27 years after Mark Twain’s death, a plaque was commissioned by the author’s daughter Clara to honor the memory of her father. On January 2, a man named Daniel M. Ruland stole the memento, only to be later caught and charged with misdemeanor theft. Now, police say they have the plate and it’s […]

9y ago

In Spite Of His Earlier Statement, Val Kilmer Is Not Out Of The Woods Yet

In Spite Of His Earlier Statement, Val Kilmer Is Not Out Of The Woods Yet

News about Val Kilmer is sketchy at best, and Mr. Kilmer himself has issued a statement obviously intended to put concerned fans at ease and deflect media attention from his recent hospitalization, reported People magazine. “Thank you for all your sweet support. But I have not had a tumor, or a tumor operations, or any […]

9y ago

Literary Genius Mark Twain Will Be Played By Vanilla Ice

Literary Genius Mark Twain Will Be Played By Vanilla Ice

I’m pretty sure Mark Twain, literary master, is turning over in his grave with this, but Adam Sandler is set to direct a movie and wants to include Twain as one of his characters. And just who is set to play the iconic Tom Sawyer creator and genius? Vanilla Ice. The choice has left many […]

9y ago

What Mark Twain Knew About You 100 Years Before You Were Born

What Mark Twain Knew About You 100 Years Before You Were Born

Wordsmiths are notably the double-edged sword of political and comedic digs thrust upon an unsuspecting world. Mark Twain, who rode in on Halley’s Comet and correctly predicted that he would catch the same ride out of here, is possibly one of the world’s brightest shining stars. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, a.k.a. Mark Twain, was born two […]

9y ago

‘Mark Twain’s America’ Gives Candid Glimpse Into The Life of America’s Foremost Satirist

‘Mark Twain’s America’ Gives Candid Glimpse Into The Life of America’s Foremost Satirist

Mark Twain’s America: A Celebration in Words and Image, the new collection of rare illustrations, vintage photographs, and never before seen artifacts from Twain’s life and career curated by Harry L. Katz, illuminates the writer as never before. Culled from an extensive collection at the Library of Congress, Mark Twain’s America stands poised to deepen […]

9y ago

Mark Twain In Motion: Only Know Footage of Irascible Author Restored

Mark Twain In Motion: Only Know Footage of Irascible Author Restored

Samuel Clemens, known more readily to most people as Mark Twain, has had a resurgence in popularity this year. Perhaps one reason behind the famously sardonic author’s return to the pop culture spotlight is the fact that the Mark Twain House celebrated its 140th anniversary in September. In addition, there are those looking to the […]

9y ago

Mark Twain’s Advice On War Is Surprisingly Relevant Today

Mark Twain’s Advice On War Is Surprisingly Relevant Today

With all the unrest happening in the middle east and the counterinsurgency resulting from the ISIS’s reign of terror, the world can use all the advice it can get. Some of the best advice may actually come from beyond the grave — from the wise mind of Mark Twain. Fabius Maximus compiled two sections of […]

9y ago

What Would Mark Twain Drive?

What Would Mark Twain Drive?

If Mark Twain, the most well-known and popular American satirist, were alive today, which car would he choose to drive? This is a fair question. One that auto nerds and literature buffs like myself might ask. Towards the end of his life, Mark Twain said many things about automobiles. In his 70s, at the turn […]

9y ago

Mark Twain Forest Vandalized

Mark Twain Forest Vandalized

Recently, Mark Twain National Forest in southwest Missouri was desecrated by vandals in several recreational sites. Mark Twain National Forest officials are now asking for the public’s help to catch these vandals. The National Forest is an iconic national landmark that was established on September 11, 1939. It was named after the famous writer and […]

9y ago

Is This Woman Mark Twain’s Descendant?

Is This Woman Mark Twain’s Descendant?

A South Carolina woman’s search for her family history has led her to conclude that she is, in fact, a descendant of Mark Twain, USA Today reports. Susan Bailey, who learned that she was adopted in her 20s, has spent the intervening half century trying to determine who her real mother was. According to Bailey, […]

10y ago

Mark Twain’s Racism Loses Him A Naming Honor

Mark Twain’s Racism Loses Him A Naming Honor

Mark Twain missed out on the chance to have a Lake Tahoe cove named after him this week after a state panel in Reno, Nevada shot down the bid in response to negative backlash from a local tribe of Native Americans. The tribe claimed Mark Twain didn’t deserve the honor because he held racist sentiments […]

10y ago

Mark Twain And His Time In California Are Explored In ‘The Bohemians’

Mark Twain And His Time In California Are Explored In ‘The Bohemians’

Mark Twain is perhaps best known for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, his semi-autobiographical works about growing up in the Missouri River Valley and the adventures that his protagonists would encounter. Because of this, many casual fans of Twain have thought of the legendary writer as the white suited, mustachioed elder that was once a […]

10y ago

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