Hal Holbrook Remembered

To pay respect not only to Hal’s legendary career but also to his contributions to Twain studies, The Mark Twain House & Museum, in partnership with The Center for Mark Twain Studies in Elmira, New York, The Mark Twain Papers & Project in Berkeley, California, and the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum in Hannibal, Missouri are presenting a two-part tribute to Hal Holbrook.

Part 1

April 6 – 7:00-9:30pm – FREE

The world lost a talented, kind, and generous man in Hal Holbrook this past January. So well-known and beloved for his vivid, delightful, funny and principled portrayal of Samuel Langhorne Clemens-our Mark Twain-Holbrook had a long and very personal attachment to the sites that helped preserve and promote Twain’s legacy. He first portrayed Mark Twain on stage in the early 1950s and got his big break performing his embodiment of Twain on the Ed Sullivan show in 1956. He played Mark Twain longer than Twain himself, finally hanging up the white suit at age 92 in 2017.   

The award-winning documentary Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey chronicles the triumphant and tumultuous history of the longest-running one-man show in the history of theater, Hal Holbrook’s Tony and Emmy Award-winning masterpiece “Mark Twain Tonight!” Following the screening will be a talk-back featuring director Scott Teems and producer Laura Smith, moderated by Dr. Cindy Lovell.  

This is a FREE program. REGISTER HERE.

Part 2

April 13 – 7:00-8:00pm – FREE

Join in for a chat among some of the folks who worked most closely with Hal over the years and who knew him best. Twain scholars Dr. Shelley Fisher Fishkin, Mark Dawidziak, Steve Courtney, and Dr. Cindy Lovell will discuss their relationship with Hal, his contributions to Mark Twain studies, and share personal insights into the man they called both friend and colleague.  

The world lost a talented, kind, and generous man in Hal Holbrook this past January. So well-known and beloved for his vivid, delightful, funny and principled portrayal of Samuel Langhorne Clemens-our Mark Twain-Holbrook had a long and very personal attachment to the sites that helped preserve and promote Twain’s legacy. He first portrayed Mark Twain on stage in the early 1950s and got his big break performing his embodiment of Twain on the Ed Sullivan show in 1956. He played Mark Twain longer than Twain himself, finally hanging up the white suit at age 92 in 2017. 

This is a FREE program. REGISTER HERE.