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(© David Gordon) Tony- and Emmy-winning actor Hal Holbrook, best known for his decades-long portrayal of Mark Twain on stage and screen, died January 23 at the age of 95. Mark Twain Tonight! is Holbrook's legendary solo show, the seeds for which were first planted when he was a college student in 1947 at Denison University. Holbrook and his then-wife, Ruby, were creating a stage show called Great Personalities, where they would portray historic figures. Holbrook's mentor at the college, Edward Wright, suggested he add Mark Twain to the roster, and the character was first tried out in front ...

If you were to look at a picture of Hal Holbrook without knowing who he was, you might not immediately tag him as an actor. With his blandly handsome and strait-laced appearance, he gave off the appearance of someone who was the head of the local Rotary club or maybe a mid-level government functionary. However, when Holbrook opened his mouth, there was no doubt that he was born to be an actor, and he proved to be an unusually gifted one in an award-winning career that spanned more than seven decades. He played everything from historical figures to ordinary guys to equally convincing effect, ...

Hal Holbrook, Mark Twain actor, dead at 95 By (0) Actor Hal Holbrook, best known for his portrayal of Mark Twain, has died at the age of 95. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo Hal Holbrook attends the premiere of "Planes: Fire & Rescue" on July 15, 2014. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Actor Hal Holbrook, who was best known for portraying writer Mark Twain in a one-man show, has died at the age of 95. Holbrook's assistant Joyce Cohen confirmed to the New York Times that he died Monday at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. Advertisement The actor began h...

Hal Holbrook: Into The Wild & Mark Twain actor dies at 95 February 2, 2021 by: 2021 please leave our legends alone! Late last night it was reported that Hal Holbrook, a prolific actor that channeled Mark Twain for years and earned an Oscar nomination at the age of 82 for INTO THE WILD, passed away at the age of 95. Holbrook's personal assistant, Joyce Cohen confirmed the news to "The New York Times" on Monday night. A cause of death wasn't immediately revealed but Cohen confirmed that the actor passed away at his home in Beverly Hills. Holbrook was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1925 and he wou...

Hal Holbrook, award-winning actor who played Mark Twain, dead at 95 Updated Feb 02, 2021; He was 95. Holbrook gained fame for his performance as Mark Twain in the one-man show “Mark Twain Tonight!” in 1954, later winning a Tony Award in 1966 for playing the author. Holbrook also won five Emmys and earned an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor in 2007 for his performance in “Into the Wild.” Holbrook also famously played Deep Throat, the secret government informant to Bob Woodward during The Washington Post’s Watergate scandal investigation (later revealed to be former FBI ass...