name, date and place of birth name: mark twain (samuel langhorne clemens) date: november30,1835...
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Famous Missourian ReportBy: Mekeila
Name, Date and Place of Birth
Name: Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
Date: November30,1835
Place of Birth: Florida, Missouri
Why is this person famous?
Mark Twain is famous for his humorist writing that he does. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyers
Is this person still living? If yes, what are they doing now? If no, when did they die?
Mark Twain died on April 21,1910 in Redding,Conneticut.
Fact #1
Mark Twain married Olivia Langdon and they raised three daughters and one son. When their son was born he died.
Fact #2
In 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyers was published and it was based on his childhood experiences and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published 9 years later.
Fact #3
In 1863 Mark Twain began signing his own writings and sketches that hedid.
Fact #4
His stories became very well-known on the East Coast. When he found out that his stories were well-known he decided to make more, but as he got older he wrote less each day.
Fact #5
When he was young he had a lot of money problems. When he became an adult he had all of these ways to become rich, but each one he tried failed.
Bibliography
1.Kids Info Bits, Author 20122.Historical Missourians, Missouri Historical Society 20123.Mark Twain, David and Patricia Armentrout, Rourke Publishing LLC,Florida,2004