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Susy Clemens. Olivia Susan Clemens (March 19, 1872 – August 18, 1896) was the second child and eldest daughter of Samuel Clemens, who wrote under the pen name Mark Twain, and his wife Olivia Langdon Clemens. She inspired some of her father's works, at 13 wrote her own biography of him, which he later published in his autobiography, and acted ...
Olivia Susan Clemens‚ called “Susy” by her family‚ was the second child and the oldest of three daughters. Born March 19‚ 1872‚ Susy was a baby when Langdon died‚ and after his death both parents doted on Susy. Their close attachment to her remained significant throughout her youth and young adulthood.
THE POEM ON SUSY CLEMENS' HEADSTONE. Photo from the Hurley Hagood collection. Mark Twain's daughter Olivia Susan Clemens died on August 18, 1896 at the age of twenty-four. She was buried in the Clemens family plot at Woodlawn Cemetery in Elmira, New York.
Short Biography. Susy Clemens was SLC’s second child and eldest daughter. Her early education was conducted largely at home by her mother and, for several years starting in 1880, by a governess. Her talents for writing, dramatics, and music were soon apparent.
Dec 8, 2022 · The Mark Twain House & Museum welcomes Linda Morris to lecture on her research into the life and death of Susy Clemens. Susy Clemens, oldest daughter of Sam and Olivia Clemens, died...
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When she died from meningitis at the age of 24, Clemens was devastated. He lost much of his inspiration. Critics seem to agree that Susy's death marks the end of his most sucessfull period of work - "DeVoto attributes the difficulties Clemens had in his fiction, beginning in 1890, to a "series of catastrophes," with Susy's demise taking ...
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Read Mark Twain's letter mourning the sudden death of his daughter, Susy, and describing his despair. View online at the Shapell Manuscript Foundation.
