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Played by Holbrook, Mark Twain remains relevant after 100 years.

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From: Detroit Free Press (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune NewsService)
Date: 20021018
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Byline: Martin F. Kohn

DES MOINES, Iowa _ They say that Hal Holbrook conjures the ghost of Mark Twain. It's mostly been said about his one-man stage show "Mark Twain Tonight!," but this year Holbrook may actually have done it.

Granted, he's telling this tale well past midnight in the traditionally spooky month of October, after his performance at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines. But still ...

After more than four decades of portraying Twain, Holbrook sometimes finds himself invited to visit Twain-related sites. So it was on June 2 of this year that Holbrook ...

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