Conan O'Brien
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And she becomes really important after he loses his wife. This is someone who cared for him, took care of him, and then he writes this 400-page... She was like this surrogate... This creed about how awful she is.
He also hated Drake. Which is your next biography is of Drake.
He also hated Drake. Which is your next biography is of Drake.
He also hated Drake. Which is your next biography is of Drake.
Oh, he can wrap your story? He can wrap your story there.
Oh, he can wrap your story? He can wrap your story there.
Oh, he can wrap your story? He can wrap your story there.
You heard it here first. Ron Chernow's 1,800-page biography of Drake is going to drop in a year. But you know what's so funny is if you ask people for the quick concept of Mark Twain, again, you think of the mustache, you think of this... Sweetness, sort of a slouch, grumpy, the cigar, but all these funny, cranky comments.
You heard it here first. Ron Chernow's 1,800-page biography of Drake is going to drop in a year. But you know what's so funny is if you ask people for the quick concept of Mark Twain, again, you think of the mustache, you think of this... Sweetness, sort of a slouch, grumpy, the cigar, but all these funny, cranky comments.
You heard it here first. Ron Chernow's 1,800-page biography of Drake is going to drop in a year. But you know what's so funny is if you ask people for the quick concept of Mark Twain, again, you think of the mustache, you think of this... Sweetness, sort of a slouch, grumpy, the cigar, but all these funny, cranky comments.
And it can all seem, you know, Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, gliding down the river, and then you look at later in life. And there's so much tragedy. I mean, they lose this fortune. His one daughter, Jean, has epilepsy. Epilepsy, yeah. And it's terrible. Susie, when they've left the country, she's wandering around their mansion, which is shut down, alone.
And it can all seem, you know, Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, gliding down the river, and then you look at later in life. And there's so much tragedy. I mean, they lose this fortune. His one daughter, Jean, has epilepsy. Epilepsy, yeah. And it's terrible. Susie, when they've left the country, she's wandering around their mansion, which is shut down, alone.
And it can all seem, you know, Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, gliding down the river, and then you look at later in life. And there's so much tragedy. I mean, they lose this fortune. His one daughter, Jean, has epilepsy. Epilepsy, yeah. And it's terrible. Susie, when they've left the country, she's wandering around their mansion, which is shut down, alone.
And she has meningitis, and she pretty much dies almost alone while the family is in Europe. It's very tragic. Twain's wife is very sick. He's constantly beset by these money troubles, people suing him, trying to get the money back. And he does something that's really stunning. You know, today we live in this world where people declare bankruptcy.
And she has meningitis, and she pretty much dies almost alone while the family is in Europe. It's very tragic. Twain's wife is very sick. He's constantly beset by these money troubles, people suing him, trying to get the money back. And he does something that's really stunning. You know, today we live in this world where people declare bankruptcy.
And she has meningitis, and she pretty much dies almost alone while the family is in Europe. It's very tragic. Twain's wife is very sick. He's constantly beset by these money troubles, people suing him, trying to get the money back. And he does something that's really stunning. You know, today we live in this world where people declare bankruptcy.
They'll give you one penny on the dollar and then they start another business venture. Not naming names here, but plenty of people who take advantage of this system Mark Twain, it was very important to Mark Twain and his wife Livy that when they had to declare bankruptcy, this publishing house collapsed that they had created and they owed a lot of money.
They'll give you one penny on the dollar and then they start another business venture. Not naming names here, but plenty of people who take advantage of this system Mark Twain, it was very important to Mark Twain and his wife Livy that when they had to declare bankruptcy, this publishing house collapsed that they had created and they owed a lot of money.
They'll give you one penny on the dollar and then they start another business venture. Not naming names here, but plenty of people who take advantage of this system Mark Twain, it was very important to Mark Twain and his wife Livy that when they had to declare bankruptcy, this publishing house collapsed that they had created and they owed a lot of money.
And they swore that they would pay everybody back every single penny. And then at an advanced age, he starts this world tour. And I mean, I couldn't do a tour like this. I have tons of energy. I'm a lot healthier and younger. I could not do what he did. He goes, at this time, when it was difficult to travel, he goes everywhere in the world to raise the money to pay everybody back.