SAMUEL CLEMENS

OVERVIEW

• Born Nov. 30, 1825 in Florida, Missouri
• Died April 21, 1910 in Redding, Connecticut
• Pen Name: Mark Twain

OTHER OCCUPATIONS

• Inventor
• Riverboat Pilot
• Journalist
• Lecturer
• Entrepreneur

FAMILY - CHILDHOOD

• Mother - Jane Clemens
• Father - John Clemens
• Sis - Pamela, Margaret
• Bro - Orion, Henry,
• Benjamin, Pleasant

FAMILY - ADULTHOOD

• Wife - Olivia Langdon
• Sons - Langdon
• Daughters - Susy, Clara, Jean

PERSONAL TRAGEDIES

• Son died at 19 months diphtheria
• Favorite daughter, Susy, died of spinal meningitis in 1896
• Jean was diagnosed with severe epilepsy
• She tried to kill her housekeeper twice during attacks and died from a heart attack
• Had a tumultuous relationship with daughter Clara

LATER LIFE

• Became depressed in 1896 when his favorite daughter Susy died
• Continued when wife died in 1904 and Jean died in 1909
• In 1907, Oxford University awarded him with a doctorate
• Created a club for girls he fewer as surrogate granddaughters

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST

• Died of heart attack on April 21 in Redding, Connecticut
• Died the day after Hally's Comet passed

FAMOUS WORKS

• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer- 1876
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn- 1884

WORKS CITED

• Mark Twain." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation,
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• "Mark Twain Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television. Web. 03 Dec. 2013.