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Mark Twain

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Profession
Novelist
Died
Apr 21, 1910
Zodiac
Sagittarius
Born in
MO
About
Renowned 19th-century author who wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn and became famous for his unparalleled wit and storytelling ability. Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, he wrote under the pen name of Mark Twain and is widely considered one of the most important American literary figures.
Family
He was one of seven children born to Jane Lampton Clemens and John Marshall Clemens, and he spent his childhood in Hannibal, Missouri, which became the setting of his most famous novels. He married Olivia Langdon in 1870, and the couple went on to have four children.

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