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The Lotos Club is a private social club in New York City. Founded primarily by a young group of writers and critics in 1870 as a gentlemen's club , it has since begun accepting women as members. Mark Twain , an early member, called it the "Ace of Clubs". [ 1 ]
Mark Twain: Quarry Farm: 1870–1900 Elmira: Twain's family visited his wife's family home every summer for 30 years. Three of his daughters were born here. Today, it is used as a retreat for Mark Twain scholars. [64] Walt Whitman: Walt Whitman Birthplace: 1819–1824 West Hills
The Clemenses lived in Buffalo, New York, from 1869 to 1871. Twain owned a stake in the Buffalo Express newspaper and worked as an editor and writer. [53] [50] While they were living in Buffalo, their son Langdon died of diphtheria in 1872 at the age of 19 months. They had three daughters: Susy (1872–1896), Clara (1874–1962), [54] and Jean ...
Mark Twain: The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg: Haliford, Yorkshire: J. B. Priestley: They Walk in the City: A Yorkshire industrial town suffering the economic crisis of the 1930s, similar to real towns well known to writer from his own childhood Harfang: C. S. Lewis: The Silver Chair: Harlow, Maine Stephen King: The Body: Harrison, Ohio Stephen ...
Mark Twain's 1869 short story "The Legend of the Capitoline Venus" was inspired by the Cardiff Giant, and the ghost of the Giant is a character in Twain's 1870 short story "A Ghost Story." The Cardiff Giant was referenced in the 1935 short story "Out of the Aeons" by H.P. Lovecraft and Hazel Heald.
Clara Clemens (1874–1962), concert singer and Mark Twain's only surviving child and widow of Ossip Gabrilowitsch; Jean Clemens (1880–1909), Mark Twain's youngest daughter; Olivia Langdon Clemens (1845–1904), Mark Twain's wife and editor; Susy Clemens (1872–1896), Mark Twain's eldest daughter and a biographer of him
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 February 2025. American playwright, writer, and academic (1927–2018) Neil Simon Simon in 1974 Born Marvin Neil Simon (1927-07-04) July 4, 1927 The Bronx, New York City, U.S. Died August 26, 2018 (2018-08-26) (aged 91) Manhattan, New York City, U.S. Occupation Playwright screenwriter author Education ...
The Players (often inaccurately called The Players Club) is a private social club founded in New York City by the 19th-century Shakespearean actor Edwin Booth.The club is located in a mansion at 16 Gramercy Park, built in 1847.