Record #:

8259

Author(s):

Farlow, Shannon

Abstract:

Mark Twain's stories and thoughtful insights have been resurrected in North Carolina by professional storyteller Dr. Marvin Cole, who is the image of the humorist when he performs. A rereading of Huckleberry Finn when Cole was president of Dekalb College in Georgia gave him the idea to take on the persona of Twain and bring his works to life. He performed his first show at age fifty-six and has gone on to perform at conferences, universities, and on Mississippi River riverboats.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 6, Nov 2006, p112, por

Subject(s):

Storytellers; Storytelling; Twain, Mark, 1835-1910