Samuel Clemens, who was known as Mark Twain, was born in Missouri in 1835 — the year of Haley's Comet, and vowed he would live to see the comet pass over again. Indeed, Twain died in 1910 ...

The 70 th birthday of Mark Twain was a lavish affair held at Delmonico’s restaurant in New York City. In introducing Twain, friend William Dean Howells said, “Now, ladies and gentlemen ...

Comedy Central hosted it before PBS. The 26th Mark Twain Prize will be produced by David Jammy and the team at Done+Dusted. "I am honored to be the first winner of the Mark Twain Prize recognized ...

Netflix has entered into a multi-year partnership with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as the exclusive televised home of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, commencing ...

It has been more than 70 years since my class at the Davidson Junior High school produced a play based on Twain’s novel “The ...

Mark Twain might be delighted to know that Conan O'Brien, a fellow red-head, has won the prestigious honor that bears his name. "Why, man, red is the natural color of beauty!" he wrote in "Oh ...

Conan O’Brien is the latest comedian to be feted at the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The former host of Conan and The Tonight Show will receive the award on March 23 at the John F.

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