Mark Twain?

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Answer 1

Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorn Clemens. As a young man, he had worked on boats on the Mississippi, and "Mark Twain" was a nautical term which indicated the depth of the water. In addition to Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, he wrote several short stories, such as "The Jumping Frog of Calvaras County." He was born the same year Haley's Comet appeared in the sky, and he often said he would die in the year it returned. He did.

Clemens had been a news reporter when he was young, and was also well known for his cigar smoking. He did most of his writing in a large four poster bed. He was known for his quick wit, as well. A newspaper erroneously published an obituary of him, and he responded, "The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated."

Answer 2

Mark Twain is the pen name for Samuel Clemens, originating from a term to measure the depth of a river (Mississippi, in this case). A measuring device was lowered into the water with different marks, one being "twain."

Answer 3

hes dead.made books