In fact, argues Ron Chernow in a titanic new biography, Twain was “the largest literary personality that America has produced ...

In the late 19th century, a letter addressed to “Mark Twain, God Knows Where” was delivered to him. That was celebrity before there existed the supposedly indispensable mechanisms of celebrity ...

The podcaster and travel host shared how preparing to host the Oscars served as "therapy" after the deaths of his parents in December 2024.

Ron Chernow traces the life of a profound, unpredictable and irascibly witty writer.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow is known for writing massive biographies of the country’s most enduring figures, ...

The Hamilton and Grant biographer, out with a new study on Mark Twain, speaks to VF about the best and worst of the iconic ...

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. O’Brien was honored with the 26th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, which celebrates the contributions of comedians to American society. Richard Pryor ...

Mark William Moore, age 68, of Springville, Tenn., passed away at his residence on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Mark was born on July 5, 1956, to the late Donald Lee Moore and the late Doris ...

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It might be asking too much to bring back Mark Twain from the grave. The great author passed away on April 21, 1910, some 115 years and a day or two ago in Redding, Connecticut and we ain’t had ...

Mark F. Hopkins, 70, of Coolville, OH, died Tuesday April 22, 2025, at his residence. He was born in Parkersburg, WV a son of the late Donald and Patricia (Chapman) Hopkins. He was a member of ...

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