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Mark Twain Tonight! premiered on Broadway March 23, 1966, at the Longacre Theatre.It ran for 85 performances; Holbrook won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for that appearance and an Emmy Award nomination for the 1967 television broadcast (which was produced by David Susskind) on CBS.
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.
In 1967, Mark Twain Tonight! was presented on television by CBS and Xerox, and Holbrook received an Emmy for his performance. [3] Holbrook's Twain first played on Broadway in 1966, and again in 1977 and 2005; Holbrook was 80 years old during his final Broadway run, older (for the first time) than the character he was portraying.
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
Following the news of Hal Holbrook’s death on Monday night, Hollywood has taken to social media to remember the award-winning character actor. Holbrook was best known for portraying Mark Twain ...
Hal Holbrook, the Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor who portrayed Mark Twain for decades, has died at age 95. Hal Holbrook, Emmy- and Tony-winning actor known for playing Mark Twain, dies at 95 ...
He recurred on the late ’80s Linda Bloodworth sitcom “Designing Women” as the boyfriend to his real-life wife, Dixie Carter.
Lotas was elected to The Lambs in 1953. In 1959, he presented Holbrook's Mark Twain Tonight! at the 44th Street Theatre in New York City. The show ran for 174 performances. [1] It later reopened on Broadway. [1] Lotas was a voice-over talent for Paramount News and was an original follower and contributor to the Sri Atmananda Memorial School ...