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The recitation's genesis was a show that Holbrook performed with his first wife, actress Ruby Elaine Johnston Holbrook, in which she would interview him portraying famous people in history, including Twain. [2] Holbrook revised the concept into a one-man show in the 1950s, debuting it at the Lock Haven State Teachers College in Pennsylvania in ...
Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. (February 17, 1925 – January 23, 2021) was an American actor. He first received critical acclaim in 1954 for a one-man stage show that he developed called Mark Twain Tonight! while studying at Denison University.
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey is a 2014 American documentary film directed by Scott Teems about actor Hal Holbrook's six decades performing his one-man show Mark Twain Tonight! The film was released in 2019. [2] The idea for the documentary came from Dixie Carter, Holbrook's wife. [3] [4] It was shot in black and white.
The Emmy and Tony winner was best known for his role as Mark Twain, whom he portrayed for decades in one-man shows, died on Jan. 23. Actor Hal Holbrook dies aged 95 Skip to main content
Hal Holbrook, the versatile stage and screen actor best known for his Tony-winning portrayal of Mark Twain, died Jan. 26 at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 95. ... In the one-man play “Mark ...
He recurred on the late ’80s Linda Bloodworth sitcom “Designing Women” as the boyfriend to his real-life wife, Dixie Carter.
Holbrook as Mark Twain. Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. (February 17, 1925 – January 23, 2021) was an American film, stage and television actor. He was notable for his one-man stage show as Mark Twain. Holbrook made his film debut in Sidney Lumet's The Group (1966).
Holbrook died on Jan. 23 at his home in Beverly Hills, California, the New York Times reported. In 2008, at age 82, Holbrook became the oldest male performer ever nominated for an Academy Award ...