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Mark Twain and Me

Not Rated
DramaTV Movie
7.4/10(7 ratings)

During the final years of his life, the famous writer Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens is befriended by a young girl named Dorothy Quick.

11-22-1991
1h 33m
Mark Twain and Me
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Main Cast

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Jason Nelson Robards Jr. (July 26, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American actor. Known as an interpreter of the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill, Robards received two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. He is one of 24 performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jason Robards, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Talia Shire

Talia Shire

Talia Shire, born on April 25, 1946, in Lake Success, New York, is an American actress. She gained widespread recognition for her role as Adrian Pennino, the wife of Rocky Balboa, in the iconic "Rocky" film series. Shire's portrayal of the timid but resilient Adrian earned her acclaim and a place in cinematic history. Beyond "Rocky," she also starred as Connie Corleone in "The Godfather" films, further establishing her as a versatile and talented actress. With a career spanning several decades, Shire's contributions to film have solidified her as a respected figure in Hollywood.

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R.H. Thomson

R.H. Thomson

Robert Holmes "R. H." Thomson, CM (born September 24, 1947) is a Canadian television, film and stage actor. Thomson was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario. He studied at the University of Toronto, and the National Theatre School. His own play The Lost Boys was staged at the Great Canadian Theatre Company in March 2000 and at Canadian Stage in February 2002. Thomson has also hosted programming for CBC Radio and CBC Television. In 2010, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada. Thomson has portrayed a number of historical figures including Charlie Grant, Samuel Lount, Edsel Ford, Dr. Frederick Banting, Duncan Campbell Scott, Mitchell Sharp, and James Cross. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Chris Wiggins

Chris Wiggins

Chris Wiggins (born January 13, 1930) is an English actor. He started out as a banker in his home country before he began his acting career in Canada, where he moved in 1952. Wiggins is probably best recognized for his role as Jack Marshak, the benevolent, resourceful expert on the occult in the syndicated television horror show Friday the 13th: The Series, and which ran from 1987 to 1990. Another well known role was Johann Robinson (Father) on Swiss Family Robinson. He won a Canadian Film Award in 1969 for best Actor for his role in The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar. In addition to his television and film work, Wiggins was also a very popular radio actor, making over 1,200 appearances in various series over the years, particularly on CBC Radio. One of his most popular roles was that of Dante, the insufferably brilliant (and insufferably arrogant) computer that ran the Aleph-9: the high-speed interdimensional spacecraft belonging to Johnny Chase: Secret Agent of Space. Wiggins' also made numerous guest appearances on such CBC Radio programs as CBC Playhouse, Nightfall, Vanishing Point and dozens of others. Wiggins also lent his voice to many animated TV series and movies. He was the voice of The Mighty Thor on the 1966 The Marvel Super Heroes series, the voice of Will Scarlet on Rocket Robin Hood, the Great Wishing Star in 1986's Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation, and the Care Bears' head villain, No Heart, on the Nelvana version of their TV show. He also voiced the character Dimetro in the '80s cartoon Dinosaucers. His other roles in animated series and films included ALF Tales, Star Wars: Droids, Rock & Rule, Star Wars: Ewoks, Babar, Rupert, Richard Scarry, Franklin and Redwall. Most recently, Wiggins appeared in the 2005 Showtime original picture, Our Fathers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Wiggins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .

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Amy Stewart

Amy Stewart

Amy Stewart is an American actress who graduated in 2000 from the Canadian National School of Theater. She debuted in several small roles, such as the series Avonlea (1990), where she appeared in three episodes as Nelly Shatford. She is best known for Ice Princess, The Boy's Club, Lost and Delirious, and Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road.

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Susan Coyne

Susan Coyne

Canadian-born stage and screen actor and writer, Susan Coyne is bet known for her work in television. She attended St. John's-Ravenscourt School and National Theatre School in Montreal, graduating in 1984. Ms. Cyne founded the Soulpepper Theatra Company and the the recipient of two Gemini awards for acting and writing.

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Corinne Conley

Corinne Conley

Corinne Conley, born in upstate Le Roy, New York, and raised in Radford, Virginia, completed her education at the University of Virginia in 1949, majoring in Dramatic Arts. Her illustrious career primarily unfolded in Canada, where she achieved recognition by winning the Canadian Council of Authors and Artists' prestigious Best Actress Award. With a career spanning over half a century, Conley's versatile talent has graced television, film, and voice acting since its inception in 1953.

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Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Daniel Petrie
Writer:
Cynthia Whitcomb
Production:
Walt Disney Television

Key Crew

Executive Producer:
Julian Fowles
Producer:
Daniel Petrie
Associate Producer:
John Danylkiw
Music:
Laurence Rosenthal
Editor:
Paul LaMastra

Locations and Languages

Country:
CA; US
Filming:
CA; US
Languages:
en