“I don’t know anybody I’ve ever read — and I read a lot — who tells the truth as simply and directly and as understandably as he does. We live in a world today which is riddled with lies. The act of lying, the habit of lying, I could say, has become acceptable.”
—Hal Holbrook (1925-2021), actor, “Hal Holbrook Has Been Portraying Mark Twain for Over 60 Years, and He’s Still Going Strong,” LAMagazine,
Feb. 10, 2016.
• Editorial Comment: I’d love to hear the conversation when he runs into Twain.
• Obit: “Hal Holbrook, Actor Who Channeled Mark Twain, Is Dead at 95,” NYTimes
In February’s Senior News . . . All You Need Is Love.
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