Mark Tain Fast Facts
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Birth name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens Nickname (name change): Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass Occupation: Novelist Birth date: November 30, 1835 Birth place: Florida, Mo. Death date: April 21, 1910 Death place: Redding, Conn. How Died: Heart Attack Burial location: Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y. Spouse: Olivia Langdon Children: Langdon Clemens, Susy Clemens, Clara Clemens, Jean Clemens Did you know? - Haley's Comet was visible in the sky both on the night that Mark Twain was born and on the night he passed away. Mark Twain published more than 30 books throughout his career. - Mark ran away from home often. Hannibal, Mo. served as the inspiration for the fictional town of St. Petersberg in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."